Estimating the counterfactual: How many uninsured adults would there be today without the ACA?

Inquiry (United States)

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Blumberg, Linda J ^a   Garrett, Bowen ^a   Holahan, John ^a  

^a URBAN INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

ACA; Estimates; Forecast; Insurance coverage; Uninsured

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INSURANCE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MONITORING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; INCOME; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84975475713     PISSN: 00469580     EISSN: 19457243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0046958016634991     Document Type: Article

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