Short-run effects of job loss on health conditions, health insurance, and health care utilization

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 43, Issue , 2015, Pages 190-203

  Schaller, Jessamyn ^a   Stevens, Ann Huff ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Health; Health insurance; Layoffs; Unemployment; Well being

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH INSURANCE; MENTAL HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; SELF REPORT; UNEMPLOYMENT; ECONOMIC RECESSION; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SERVICE; MORTALITY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRENDS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION;

UNITED STATES;

PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

CHRONIC DISEASE; ECONOMIC RECESSION; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MORTALITY; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84942552091     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: 18791646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2015.07.003     Document Type: Article

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