About half of the states are implementing patient-centered medical homes for their medicaid populations

Health Affairs

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2432-2440

  Takach, Mary ^a  

^a National Academy for State Health Policy   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MEDICAID; MEDICAL FEE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT CENTERED MEDICAL HOME; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERFORMANCE; QUALITY CONTROL;

COST CONTROL; COST SAVINGS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAID; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84871854142     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2012.0447     Document Type: Article

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