Interest group conflict over medicaid expansion: The surprising impact of public advocates

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 308-313

  Callaghan, Timothy ^a   Jacobs, Lawrence R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLED STUDY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAID; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; ORGANIZATION; ADULT; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; CONSUMER ADVOCACY; ECONOMICS; HEALTH INSURANCE; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; POLITICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; CONSUMER ADVOCACY; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; LOBBYING; MEDICAID; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; POLITICS; STATE GOVERNMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84955567952     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2015.302943     Document Type: Article

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