New workforce, practice, and payment reforms essential for improving access to pediatric subspecialty care within the medical home

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 163, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 200-202

  McManus, Margaret ^a   Fox, Harriette ^b   Limb, Stephanie ^b   Arango, Polly ^b   Armstrong, Peter ^b   Azizkhan, Richard ^b   Behrman, Richard ^b   Chesney, Russell ^b   Grover, Atul ^b   Gupta, Vidya Bhushan ^b   Jewett, Ethan ^b   Jones Jr , M Douglas ^b   Kim, Wun Jung ^b   Lewy, John ^b   Lighter, Donald ^b   Mulvey, Holly ^b   Pan, Richard ^b   Schwartz, Robert ^b   Sia, Calvin ^b   Stille, Christopher ^b   Stockman, James ^b   Tait, Vera ^b   Tonniges, Thomas ^b   Willson, Peters ^b   more..

^a Maternal and Child Health Policy Research Center   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; INTERNET; NOTE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MEDICAID; PEDIATRICS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 61449087384     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: 15383628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2009.8     Document Type: Note

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