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Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine 1/2009

Open Access 01-01-2009 | Editorial

Turning and Churning: Loss of Health Insurance Among Adults in Medicaid

Authors: Milda R. Saunders, MD, MPH, G. Caleb Alexander, MD, MS

Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Issue 1/2009

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Having health insurance is good, but keeping it over time is even better. Despite this, millions of Americans experience gaps in their health care coverage. This is a particular concern for non-elderly adults covered by Medicaid, who most commonly lose eligibility due to increases in income or loss of categorical eligibility that they have through receipt of Social Security Income (SSI) or Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF).1 Of course, Medicaid eligibility and enrollment are not synonymous, and even among those with continuous eligibility, drop out may still occur, often due to the administrative requirements of reenrollment. …
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Metadata
Title
Turning and Churning: Loss of Health Insurance Among Adults in Medicaid
Authors
Milda R. Saunders, MD, MPH
G. Caleb Alexander, MD, MS
Publication date
01-01-2009
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Journal of General Internal Medicine / Issue 1/2009
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Electronic ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-008-0861-0

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