How well is CHIP addressing health care access and affordability for children?

Academic Pediatrics

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2015, Pages S71-S77

  Clemans Cope, Lisa ^a   Kenney, Genevieve ^a   Waidmann, Timothy ^a   Huntress, Michael ^a   Anderson, Nathaniel ^a  

^a URBAN INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

access and use of health care; affordability; CHIP; comparison of health insurance coverage types; emergency department visit; health insurance adequacy; mental health visit; prescribed medicine; public health insurance; specialist care; unmet health care needs

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; ADOLESCENT; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD HEALTH INSURANCE; COST; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; INFANT; INSURANCE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM; COST SHARING; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MALE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84928123080     PISSN: 18762859     EISSN: 18762867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2015.02.007     Document Type: Article

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