New Medicaid Enrollees See Health and Social Benefits in Pennsylvania's Expansion

Understanding how new Medicaid enrollees are approaching their own health and health care in the shifting health care landscape of the Affordable Care Act has implications for future outreach and enrollment efforts, as well as service planning for this population. The objective of this study was to...

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Main Authors: Jeffrey K. Hom MD, MPH (Author), Charlene Wong MD, MSHP (Author), Christian Stillson MPH (Author), Jessica Zha MD, MPH (Author), Carolyn C. Cannuscio ScD (Author), Rachel Cahill MPA (Author), David Grande MD, MPA (Author)
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Published: SAGE Publishing, 2016-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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