US Health Care: Single-Payer or Market Reform

Urologic Clinics of North America

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 57-62

  Himmelstein, David U ^a   Woolhandler, Steffie ^a  

^a CAMBRIDGE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to care; Health insurance; Health policy; Single payer health care

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; MEDICARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

MODELS, THEORETICAL; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 56449125965     PISSN: 00940143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ucl.2008.08.007     Document Type: Review

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