Medicaid at 50: Remarkable growth fueled by unexpected politics

Health Affairs

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 1084-1091

  Sparer, Michael S ^a  

^a Department of Medicine   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE ELIGIBILITY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MANAGED CARE; MEDICAID; NURSING HOME; POLITICAL SYSTEM; POLITICS; SUPPORT GROUP; GOVERNMENT; HISTORY; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POVERTY; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH POLICY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; MEDICAID; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; POLITICS; POVERTY; STATE GOVERNMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84936972357     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2015.0083     Document Type: Article

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