A comparison of two approaches to increasing access to care: Expanding coverage versus increasing physician fees

Health Services Research

Volumn 47, Issue 3 PART 1, 2012, Pages 963-983

  White, Chapin ^a  

^a CENTER FOR STUDYING HEALTH SYSTEM CHANGE   (United States)

Author keywords

access; Children's Health Insurance Program; coverage expansion; physician fees; physician utilization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COVERAGE EXPANSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; INCREASING PHYSICIAN FEE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAID; OBSERVATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRICIAN; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SOCIAL STATUS;

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; COST SHARING; FEE SCHEDULES; FEES, MEDICAL; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MEDICAID; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84861173657     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2011.01378.x     Document Type: Article

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