Open AccessMedicaid Expansion Initiative in Massachusetts: Enrollment Among Substance-Abusing Homeless Adults
Author(s) -
Julia Zur,
Ramin Mojtabai
Publication year - 2013
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.2013.301283
Subject(s) - medicaid , substance abuse , medicine , substance abuse treatment , population , gerontology , demography , psychiatry , environmental health , family medicine , health care , political science , sociology , law
We assessed whether homeless adults entering substance abuse treatment in Massachusetts were less likely than others to enroll in Medicaid after implementation of the MassHealth Medicaid expansion program in 1997.