If rollbacks go forward, up to 14 million children could become ineligible for public or subsidized coverage by 2019

Health Affairs

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 864-870

  Hudson, Julie L ^a   Hill, Steven C ^a   Selden, Thomas M ^a  

^a AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FUNDING; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LAW; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEDICAID; POVERTY; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH INSURANCE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; INSURANCE; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRENDS; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM; ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MEDICAID; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84929626577     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2015.0004     Document Type: Article

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