Open AccessChanges in Use of Health Insurance and Food Assistance Programs in Medically Underserved Communities in the Era of Welfare Reform: An Urban Study
Author(s) -
Susmita Pati,
Diana Romero,
Wendy Chavkin
Publication year - 2002
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.92.9.1441
Subject(s) - food stamp program , medicaid , welfare reform , legislation , food stamps , welfare , aid to families with dependent children , work (physics) , business , economic growth , environmental health , gerontology , medicine , political science , health care , economics , law , mechanical engineering , engineering
The purpose of this study was to assess changes in health insurance and food assistance enrollment following passage of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996.