Erosion in the healthcare safety net: Impacts on different population groups

Open Health Services and Policy Journal

Volumn 4, Issue , 2011, Pages 1-14

  Mobley, Lee ^a   Kuo, Tzy Mey ^a   Bazzoli, Gloria J ^b  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to care; Ambulatory care sensitive condition; Health disparities; Healthcare safety net; Safety net contraction

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; MEDICAID; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SAFETY; SOCIAL STATUS; URBAN AREA;

EID: 79955054299     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18749240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1874924001104010001     Document Type: Article

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