Barriers to Care and Health Care Utilization among the Publicly Insured

Medical Care

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 207-214

  Allen, Elizabeth M ^a   Call, Kathleen T ^b   Beebe, Timothy J ^c   McAlpine, Donna D ^d   Johnson, Pamela Jo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^d Division of Health Policy and Management   (United States)

Author keywords

access; barriers; disparities; Medicaid

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNEMPLOYMENT; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; MEDICAID; MINNESOTA; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREJUDICE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TIME FACTOR; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAID; MIDDLE AGED; MINNESOTA; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREJUDICE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84984669432     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: 15371948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0000000000000644     Document Type: Article

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