Health care reform and equity: Promise, pitfalls, and prescriptions

Annals of Family Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 78-84

  Fiscella, Kevin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care reform; Health policy; Healthcare disparities; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78951474872     PISSN: 15441709     EISSN: 15441717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1370/afm.1213     Document Type: Article

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