In the wake of the supreme court decision, many stakeholders still support the affordable care act

Health Affairs

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1855-1865

  Ario, Joel ^a   Jacobs, Lawrence R ^b  

^a Manatt Health Solutions   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; JURISPRUDENCE; POLITICS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; SUPREME COURT DECISIONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84866317868     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2012.0499     Document Type: Article

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