People, places, power: Medicaid concentration and local political participation

Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 865-900

  Michener, Jamila D ^a  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Concentrated disadvantage; Medicaid; Political participation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMERICAN; HEALTH EQUITY; HUMAN; MEDICAID; ORGANIZATION; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION; PREVALENCE; RESIDENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; POLITICAL ACTIVISM; POLITICS; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MEDICAID; POLITICAL ACTIVISM; POLITICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85029641255     PISSN: 03616878     EISSN: 15271927     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/03616878-3940468     Document Type: Article

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