Does expanding public insurance prevent material hardship for families with children?

Medical Care Research and Review

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 267-286

  Saloner, Brendan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

access to care; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP); food security; material hardship; poverty

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BUDGET; CHILD; CHILDREN HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOOD SECURITY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE ELIGIBILITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; MEDICAID; POVERTY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE; SCHOOL CHILD;

ACCESS TO CARE; CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM (CHIP); FOOD SECURITY; MATERIAL HARDSHIP; POVERTY;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; HUMANS; MEDICAID; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; POVERTY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84877808502     PISSN: 10775587     EISSN: 15526801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077558712470566     Document Type: Article

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