What happens to the women who fall through the cracks of health care reform? Lessons from Massachusetts

Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Dennis, Amanda ^a   Blanchard, Kelly ^a   Córdova, Denisse ^a   Wahlin, Britt ^a   Clark, Jill ^b   Edlund, Karen ^b   McIntosh, Jennifer ^b   Tsikitas, Lenore ^b  

^a IBIS REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INSURANCE; LEGAL ASPECT; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POVERTY; UNITED STATES;

CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MASSACHUSETTS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; POVERTY; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84877811202     PISSN: 03616878     EISSN: 15271927     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/03616878-1966351     Document Type: Article

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