Trends in health care financial burdens, 2001 to 2009

Milbank Quarterly

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 88-113

  Blumberg, Linda J ^a   Waidmann, Timothy A ^a   Blavin, Fredric ^a   Roth, Jeremy ^a  

^a URBAN INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

affordability; Affordable Care Act; health insurance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; TREND STUDY;

AFFORDABILITY; AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; HEALTH INSURANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84895824148     PISSN: 0887378X     EISSN: 14680009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0009.12042     Document Type: Article

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