The Burden of Medical Debt Faced by Households with Dependent Children in the United States: Implications for the Affordable Care Act of 2010
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Affordable Care Act; Dependent children; Medical debt; Out of pocket costs; Panel Study of Income Dynamics;All these keywords.
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