Reframing federalism - The affordable care act (and broccoli) in the supreme court

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 367, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1154-1158

  Mariner, Wendy K ^a   Glantz, Leonard H ^a   Annas, George J ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

CONSUMER ADVOCACY; FUNDING; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INCOME; JURISPRUDENCE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL PRACTICE ACT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNISHMENT; PURCHASING; REVIEW; SOCIAL MARKETING; SOCIAL SECURITY; SOCIAL WELFARE; TAX;

EID: 84866353886     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMhle1208437     Document Type: Article

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