Coverage, access, and affordability under health reform: Learning from the Massachusetts model

Inquiry (United States)

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 303-316

  Long, Sharon K ^a   Stockley, Karen ^b   Nordahl, Kate Willrich ^c  

^a URBAN INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INSURANCE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MASSACHUSETTS; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84875264263     PISSN: 00469580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5034/inquiryjrnl_49.04.03     Document Type: Article

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