Will Americans support the individual mandate?

Health Affairs

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Sussman, Tara ^a   Blendon, Robert J ^b   Campbell, Andrea Louise ^c  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; EMPLOYER; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION; PUBLIC OPINION; RESPONSIBILITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUPPORT GROUP; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS, EMPLOYEE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE POOLS; MALE; MANDATORY PROGRAMS; MIDDLE AGED; POLITICS; PUBLIC OPINION; RISK SHARING, FINANCIAL; UNCOMPENSATED CARE; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66749146722     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.28.3.w501     Document Type: Article

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