Who will cover the cost of undocumented immigrant trauma care?

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 609-613

  Mitchell, Christopher D ^a   Truitt, Michael S ^a   Shifflette, Vanessa K ^a   Johnson, Van ^a   Mangram, Alicia J ^a   Dunn, Ernest L ^a  

^a METHODIST DALLAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care costs; Illegal immigrant health care costs; Trauma care reimbursement; Undocumented immigrants

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMICS; ETHNOLOGY; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HOSPITAL COST; INJURY; MEDICAL RECORD; MIGRATION; REIMBURSEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES;

EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; MEDICAL RECORDS; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TEXAS; TRAUMA CENTERS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84862671493     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31824765de     Document Type: Article

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