Shifting the open enrollment period for ACA marketplaces could increase enrollment and improve plan choices

Health Affairs

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1286-1293

  Swartz, Katherine ^a   Graves, John A ^b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FINANCE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH INSURANCE ELIGIBILITY; LAW; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; POPULATION RESEARCH; UNITED STATES; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; TIME FACTOR;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONSUMER BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH INSURANCE EXCHANGES; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84905974768     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2014.0007     Document Type: Article

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