Uncompensated Care Decreased At Hospitals In Medicaid Expansion States But Not At Hospitals In Nonexpansion States

Health Affairs

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 1471-1479

  Dranove, David ^a   Garthwaite, Craig ^a   Ody, Christopher ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY CARE; FUNDING; HUMAN; MARKET; MEDICAID; SCIENTIST; ECONOMICS; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL COST; INSURANCE; MALE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION;

DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; UNCOMPENSATED CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84982278628     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2015.1344     Document Type: Article

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