Effect of dependent coverage expansion of the affordable care act on health and access to care for young adults

JAMA Pediatrics

Volumn 169, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 495-497

  Wallace, Jacob ^a   Sommers, Benjamin D ^b,c  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; YOUNG ADULT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; INSURANCE; TRENDS; UTILIZATION;

FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MALE; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT;

EID: 84930698564     PISSN: 21686203     EISSN: 21686211     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2014.3574     Document Type: Letter

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