The impact of the macroeconomy on health insurance coverage: Evidence from the great recession

Health Economics (United Kingdom)

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 206-223

  Cawley, John ^a   Moriya, Asako S ^b   Simon, Kosali ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Health insurance; Medicaid; Recession; SCHIP; Unemployment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INCOME; MACROECONOMY; MALE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE; SAFETY; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNEMPLOYMENT; ADOLESCENT; AGE; CHILD; ECONOMIC RECESSION; INFANT; INSURANCE; MEDICAL CARE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ECONOMIC RECESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MEDICAL ASSISTANCE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNEMPLOYMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84920923903     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.3011     Document Type: Article

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