The Affordable Care Act and Long-Term Care: Comprehensive Reform or Just Tinkering Around the Edges?

Journal of Aging and Social Policy

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 101-117

  Miller, Edward Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

financing; health reform; home and community based services; long term care; Medicaid; Medicare; nursing homes; quality; workforce

Indexed keywords

AGED; ECONOMICS; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RESIDENTIAL HOME; SOCIAL WELFARE; UNITED STATES;

AGED; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; INSURANCE, LONG-TERM CARE; LONG-TERM CARE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES; SOCIAL WELFARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84859738165     PISSN: 08959420     EISSN: 15450821     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08959420.2012.659912     Document Type: Editorial

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