Massachusetts inpatient medicaid cost response to increased supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 443-448

  Sonik, Rajan Anthony ^a  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATERING SERVICE; CHRONIC DISEASE; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FOOD ASSISTANCE; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MEDICAID; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION;

CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FOOD ASSISTANCE; FOOD SUPPLY; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MEDICAID; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84959054701     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2015.302990     Document Type: Article

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