Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010: A primer for neurointerventionalists

Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 141-146

  Manchikanti, Laxmaiah ^a,b   Hirsch, Joshua A ^c  

^a PAIN MANAGEMENT CENTER OF PADUCAH   (United States)

^b University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST CONTROL; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; FAMILY SIZE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INCOME; LAW; MEDICAID; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICAL SERVICE; MEDICARE; PATIENT CARE; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

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

EID: 84857411132     PISSN: 17598478     EISSN: 17598486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2011-010036     Document Type: Review

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