The health of safety net hospitals following Massachusetts health care reform: Changes in volume, revenue, costs, and operating margins from 2006 to 2009

International Journal of Health Services

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 321-335

  Mohan, Arun ^a   Grant, Jennifer ^b   Batalden, Maren ^b   McCormick, Danny ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEMAND ANALYSIS; HEALTH AND SAFETY; HEALTH EXPENDITURE; HEALTH POLICY; HOSPITAL SECTOR; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; VULNERABILITY;

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; MASSACHUSETTS; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; UNCOMPENSATED CARE; UNITED STATES; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

MASSACHUSETTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84877754595     PISSN: 00207314     EISSN: 15414469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/HS.43.2.h     Document Type: Article

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