Open AccessState welfare reform policies and declines in health insurance
Author(s) -
Wendy Chavkin,
Diana Romero,
Paul H. Wise
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.90.6.900
Subject(s) - medicaid , receipt , aid to families with dependent children , welfare , welfare reform , health insurance , multivariate analysis , demographic economics , work (physics) , state (computer science) , health care , business , political science , medicine , economics , economic growth , law , mechanical engineering , accounting , engineering , algorithm , computer science
This study sought to determine whether there is a relationship between state policies on Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF), declines in both TANF and Medicaid caseloads, and the rise in the number of uninsured.