Another health insurance gap: Gaining and losing coverage among natives and immigrants at older ages

Social Science Research

Volumn 43, Issue , 2014, Pages 145-156

  Reyes, Adriana M ^a   Hardy, Melissa ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Health insurance; Immigrants; Policy

Indexed keywords

AGE; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INCOME; INSURANCE; MALE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRANT; MIGRATION;

AGE FACTORS; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84886545626     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2013.10.001     Document Type: Article

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