The politics of ideas: Where did the public option come from and where is it going?

Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 455-459

  Brasfield, James ^a  

^a WEBSTER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

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

HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; POLITICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79960256058     PISSN: 03616878     EISSN: 15271927     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/03616878-1271090     Document Type: Article

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