The Role of Public Health Insurance in Reducing Child Poverty

Academic Pediatrics

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2016, Pages S98-S104

  Wherry, Laura R ^a   Kenney, Genevieve M ^b   Sommers, Benjamin D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b URBAN INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

child poverty; Children's Health Insurance Program; Medicaid; poverty; public health insurance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULTHOOD; ATTENTION; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH INSURANCE; CHILDHOOD; EXPOSURE; FAMILY; FAMILY STUDY; FOOD ASSISTANCE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MENTAL CAPACITY; MORTALITY; POVERTY; PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WELLBEING; ADOLESCENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; INFANT; MEDICAID; NEWBORN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM; ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MEDICAID; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; POVERTY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84962428717     PISSN: 18762859     EISSN: 18762867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2015.12.011     Document Type: Note

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