"Obama lies, grandma dies": The uncertain politics of medicare and the patient protection and Affordable Care Act

Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 555-563

  Gitterman, Daniel P ^a   Scott, John C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICARE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; POLITICS; PUBLIC HEALTH; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; MEDICARE; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; POLITICS; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79960220997     PISSN: 03616878     EISSN: 15271927     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/03616878-1271252     Document Type: Article

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