The effects of express lane eligibility on Medicaid and chip enrollment among children

Health Services Research

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1268-1289

  Blavin, Fredric ^a   Kenney, Genevieve M ^a   Huntress, Michael ^a  

^a URBAN INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Evaluation design and research; Express Lane Eligiblity, Medicaid; health economics; program evaluation; state health policies

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDRENS HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIENCE; EXPRESS LANE ELIGIBILITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH INSURANCE ELIGIBILITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT VARIABLE; MEDICAID; PEDIATRICS; PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS;

EVALUATION DESIGN AND RESEARCH; EXPRESS LANE ELIGIBLITY, MEDICAID; HEALTH ECONOMICS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; STATE HEALTH POLICIES;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MEDICAID; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; STATE GOVERNMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84905003218     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.12157     Document Type: Article

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