Access to care improved for people who gained medicaid or marketplace coverage in 2014

Health Affairs

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2016, Pages 1830-1834

  Kirby, James B ^a   Vistnes, Jessica P ^a  

^a AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH INSURANCE MARKETPLACE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; MEDICAID; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; ADULT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; INSURANCE; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MEDICAID; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84994339180     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2016.0716     Document Type: Article

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