The racial divide in state medicaid expansions

Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 539-572

  Grogan, Colleen M ^a   Park, Sunggeun Ethan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Health reform; Public opinion; Race; State Medicaid expansion

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION; BLACK PERSON; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MEDICAID; PUBLIC OPINION; RACISM; ANCESTRY GROUP; CAUCASIAN; ETHNOLOGY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; POLICY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MEDICAID; POLICY; STATE GOVERNMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85020074881     PISSN: 03616878     EISSN: 15271927     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/03616878-3802977     Document Type: Article

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