Local access to care programs (LACPs): New developments in the access to care for the uninsured

Milbank Quarterly

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 459-479

  Blewett, Lynn A ^a,b   Ziegenfuss, Jeanette ^a   Davern, Michael E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Health services accessibility; Safety net; Uninsured

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COMMUNITY CARE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INSURANCE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STATE HEALTH PLANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 51749122216     PISSN: 0887378X     EISSN: 14680009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0009.2008.00529.x     Document Type: Article

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