Effect of the affordable care act on racial and ethnic disparities in health insurance coverage

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 106, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 1416-1421

  Buchmueller, Thomas C ^a   Levinson, Zachary M ^a   Levy, Helen G ^a   Wolfe, Barbara L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BLACK PERSON; CAUCASIAN; ETHNICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MEDICAID; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; ANCESTRY GROUP; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; INCOME; INSURANCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INCOME; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84978251040     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2016.303155     Document Type: Article

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