Policy makers should prepare for major uncertainties in medicaid enrollment, costs, and needs for physicians under health reform

Health Affairs

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2186-2193

  Sommers, Benjamin D ^a,b   Swartz, Katherine ^b   Epstein, Arnold ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MEDICAID; PHYSICIAN; SIMULATION; UNCERTAINTY;

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; CENSUSES; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MEDICAID; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; PHYSICIANS; UNCERTAINTY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84855688719     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2011.0413     Document Type: Article

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