Iowa wavering on Medicaid: From expansion to modernization

Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 287-300

  Wright, Brad ^a   Potter, Andrew J ^a   Nattinger, Matthew C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

ACA; Iowa; Marketplace; Medicaid

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; CONSUMER; HUMAN; LANDSCAPE; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION; MEDICAID; RESPONSIBILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; INSURANCE; IOWA; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLITICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH INSURANCE EXCHANGES; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; IOWA; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MEDICAID; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; POLITICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84963852048     PISSN: 03616878     EISSN: 15271927     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/03616878-3476293     Document Type: Article

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