Health Insurance Coverage of Low-Income Rural Children Increases and Is More Continuous Following CHIP Implementation
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Description
Compares insurance coverage of low-income children before and after the passage of the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), with rural/urban comparisons. Addresses the uninsurance rate and health insurance continuity for low-income children in rural areas over time using data from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.
Author(s)
Erika C. Ziller
Date
03/2014
Organization
Maine Rural Health Research Center
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· Children and youth
· Health insurance
· Policy
· Rural-urban differences
· Statistics and data
· Uninsured and underinsured