Analysis of Work Requirement Exemptions and Medicaid Spending

JAMA Internal Medicine

Volumn 178, Issue 11, 2018, Pages 1549-1552

  Goldman, Anna L ^a,b   Woolhandler, Steffie ^c,d   Himmelstein, David U ^c,d   Bor, David H ^a,c   McCormick, Danny ^a,c  

^a CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAREGIVER; FOSTER CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INCOME; LETTER; MEDICAID; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL FEE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORK; ECONOMICS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; MEDICAID; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85053159360     PISSN: 21686106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.4194     Document Type: Letter

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