The ACA medicaid expansion waiver in the keystone state: Do the medically uninsured "got a friend in Pennsylvania"?

Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 599-611

  Olson, Laura Katz ^a  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care reform; Health care waivers; Medicaid expansion; Pennsylvania state government

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; JURISPRUDENCE; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MEDICAID; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PENNSYLVANIA; POLICY; POLITICS; UNITED STATES;

HUMANS; MEDICAID; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; PENNSYLVANIA; POLICY; POLITICS; STATE GOVERNMENT; SUPREME COURT DECISIONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84930584006     PISSN: 03616878     EISSN: 15271927     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/03616878-2888579     Document Type: Article

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