The case for synergy between a usual source of care and health insurance coverage

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1059-1066

  Devoe, Jennifer E ^a   Tillotson, Carrie J ^a   Lesko, Sarah E ^b   Wallace, Lorraine S ^c   Angier, Heather ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Center for Researching Health Outcomes   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

access to health care; health care reform; health insurance; health policy; usual source of care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; ETHNICITY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SELF REPORT; UNITED STATES; USUAL SOURCE OF CARE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052295956     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-011-1666-0     Document Type: Article

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