The expansion of medicaid coverage under the ACA: Implications for health care access, use, and spending for vulnerable low-income adults

Inquiry (United States)

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 135-149

  Clemans Cope, Lisa ^a   Long, Sharon K ^a   Coughlin, Teresa A ^a   Yemane, Alshadye ^b   Resnick, Dean ^a  

^a URBAN INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to care; Health care spending; Health care use; Medicaid; Uninusured; Vulnerable adults

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897746403     PISSN: 00469580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0046958013513675     Document Type: Article

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