Tax-exempt hospitals and the patient protection and affordable care act: Implications for public health policy and practice

Public Health Reports

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 283-286

  Rosenbaum, Sara ^a   Margulies, Ross ^a,b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Foley Hoag LLP   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HUMAN; INVESTMENT; LAW; MONEY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NON PROFIT HOSPITAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; TAX; TAX EXEMPT HOSPITAL;

EID: 79952781074     PISSN: 00333549     EISSN: 14682877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003335491112600220     Document Type: Review

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