Medicaid expansion increased coverage, improved affordability, and reduced psychological distress for low-income parents

Health Affairs

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 808-818

  McMorrow, Stacey ^a   Gates, Jason A ^a   Long, Sharon K ^a   Kenney, Genevieve M ^a  

^a URBAN INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL BILLING; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; MEDICAID; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PARENT; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; STRESS; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; INSURANCE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MEDICAID; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTS; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; POVERTY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85019005348     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2016.1650     Document Type: Article

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