Uninsurance disparities have narrowed for black and hispanic adults under the affordable care act

Health Affairs

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 1774-1778

  McMorrow, Stacey ^a   Long, Sharon K ^a   Kenney, Genevieve M ^a   Anderson, Nathaniel ^b  

^a URBAN INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLACK PERSON; CAUCASIAN; ETHNIC OR RACIAL ASPECTS; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HISPANIC; HUMAN; ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84944453634     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2015.0757     Document Type: Article

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