Improving health care access for low-income people: Lessons from ascension health's community collaboratives

Health Affairs

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1290-1298

  Felland, Laurie E ^a   Ginsburg, Paul B ^a   Kishbauch, Gretchen M ^a  

^a CENTER FOR STUDYING HEALTH SYSTEM CHANGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; LOWEST INCOME GROUP;

COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MALE; POVERTY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79960233539     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2010.1115     Document Type: Article

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