The patient protection and affordable care act, cost control, and the battle for health care reform

Health and Social Work

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 163-166

  Gorin, Stephen H ^a,b  

^a PLYMOUTH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NASWNew Hampshire Chapter   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST CONTROL; ECONOMICS; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; POLITICS; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED STATES;

COST CONTROL; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; POLITICS; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77957964150     PISSN: 03607283     EISSN: 15456854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hsw/35.3.163     Document Type: Editorial

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