Recession led to a decline in out-of-pocket spending for children with special health care needs

Health Affairs

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1054-1062

  Karaca Mandic, Pinar ^a   Yoo, Sung J Choi ^a   Sommers, Benjamin D ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMIC RECESSION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; INFANT; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL CARE; OUT OF POCKET SPENDING; PANEL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK MANAGEMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; TREND STUDY;

CHILDREN'S HEALTH; HEALTH SPENDING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISABLED CHILDREN; ECONOMIC RECESSION; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MODELS, ECONOMIC; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PARENTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84879271221     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2012.1137     Document Type: Article

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