Kentucky's medicaid expansion showing early promise on coverage and access to care

Health Affairs

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 528-534

  Benitez, Joseph A ^a   Creel, Liza ^a   Jennings, J'Aime ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEDICAID; UNITED STATES; ADULT; ECONOMICS; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; INSURANCE; KENTUCKY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POVERTY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ADULT; DATABASES, FACTUAL; ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; KENTUCKY; MALE; MEDICAID; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; POVERTY; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84960402464     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2015.1294     Document Type: Article

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