Health centers and health insurance: Complements, not alternatives

Journal of Ambulatory Care Management

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 348-356

  Wilensky, Sara ^a   Roby, Dylan H ^b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Community health centers; Insurance; Medicaid; Medicare; Reimbursement; Underserved populations; Uninsured; Universal coverage

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH INSURANCE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 25144474405     PISSN: 01489917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004479-200510000-00010     Document Type: Review

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