Children’s Health Insurance Status and Emergency Room Utilization: An Examination of Complex Survey Data

Since the Children’s Health Insurance Program’s passage into law in 1997, the program has increased in cost to over $15 billion in recent years. Emergency room usage has also increased throughout the United States, leading to nationwide issues in overcrowding and surges in service costs. This study...

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Main Authors: Daenuka Muraleetharan PhD, Tamika D. Gilreath PhD, Kristin M. Primm PhD, Shelby C. Lautner MS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2020-07-01
Series:Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/0046958020921025