Coverage For Self-Employed And Others Without Employer Offers Increased After 2014

Sandra L Decker1, Asako S Moriya2, Aparna Soni3

  • 1Sandra L. Decker ( Sandra.decker@ahrq.hhs.gov ) is a senior fellow in the Division of Research and Modeling, Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends, at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), in Rockville, Maryland.

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