Impact of health care reform legislation on uninsured and medicaid-insured cancer patients

Cancer Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 577-583

  Virgo, Katherine S ^a,b   Burkhardt, Elizabeth A ^a,b   Cokkinides, Vilma E ^a   Ward, Elizabeth M ^a,b  

^a AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

affordable care act; childless adults; federal poverty level; health benefits package; health care reform; health exchange; Medicaid; preventive services; uninsured

Indexed keywords

PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SCREENING; COUNSELING; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MEDICAID; POVERTY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; SMOKING CESSATION;

HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MEDICAID; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78650508564     PISSN: 15289117     EISSN: 1540336X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PPO.0b013e31820189cb     Document Type: Review

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