US state variation in autism insurance mandates: Balancing access and fairness

Autism

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 803-814

  Johnson, Rebecca A ^a   Danis, Marion ^a   Hafner Eaton, Chris ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

autism; distributive justice; ethics; health policy; private insurance mandates

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CASE STUDY; CHILD; DECISION MAKING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; UNITED STATES; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ECONOMICS; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; PROCEDURES; SOCIOECONOMICS;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84907245283     PISSN: 13623613     EISSN: 14617005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362361314529191     Document Type: Article

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