Effect of expansions in state Medicaid eligibility on access to care and the use of emergency department services for adult Medicaid enrollees

JAMA Internal Medicine

Volumn 174, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 920-926

  Ndumele, Chima D ^a,b   Mor, Vincent ^b,c   Allen, Susan ^b,c   Burgess Jr , James F ^d,e   Trivedi, Amal N ^b,c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PROVIDENCE VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE ELIGIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MEDICAID; POVERTY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; REIMBURSEMENT; SAFETY NET HOSPITAL; SELF REPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAID; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84902204189     PISSN: 21686106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.588     Document Type: Article

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