Fair pricing law prompts most california hospitals to adopt policies to protect uninsured patients from high charges

Health Affairs

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1101-1108

  Melnick, Glenn ^a   Fonkych, Katya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BILLING; HUMAN; LAW; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; UNITED STATES;

DISPARITIES; FINANCING HEALTH CARE; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HOSPITALS;

CALIFORNIA; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HUMANS; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; PATIENT CREDIT AND COLLECTION; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; POVERTY; UNCOMPENSATED CARE;

EID: 84879259385     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2012.0731     Document Type: Article

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