Health care spending and utilization by race/ethnicity under the affordable care act's dependent coverage expansion

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 105, Issue , 2015, Pages S499-S507

  Chen, Jie ^a   Bustamante, Arturo Vargas ^b   Tom, Sarah E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF PHARMACY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANCESTRY GROUP; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MALE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MALE; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84937440421     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302542     Document Type: Article

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