Selling the Obama plan: Mistakes, misunderstandings, and other misdemeanors

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Waitzkin, Howard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MEDICARE; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLITICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; MEDICARE; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE, UNITED STATES; POLITICS; PRIVATE SECTOR; SINGLE-PAYER SYSTEM; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE;

EID: 77149143526     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2009.187641     Document Type: Short Survey

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