Do we really want broad to health care?

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 352, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1260-1263

  Mongan, James J ^a   Lee, Thomas H ^a  

^a PARTNERS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYER; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TAX; UNITED STATES; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ECONOMICS; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HISTORY; INSURANCE; LEGAL ASPECT; PATIENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC OPINION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; POLITICS; PUBLIC OPINION; SOCIAL VALUES; TAXES; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE;

EID: 15444380271     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMsb043863     Document Type: Review

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