Rural Considerations in Establishing Network Adequacy Standards for Qualified Health Plans in State and Regional Health Insurance Exchanges

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 327-335

  Talbot, Jean A ^a   Coburn, Andrew ^a   Croll, Zach ^a   Ziller, Erika ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to care; Insurance; Policy; Qualified Health Plans; Rural

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INSURANCE; LEGAL ASPECT; MANAGEMENT; RURAL POPULATION; STANDARD;

HEALTH INSURANCE EXCHANGES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; POLICY MAKING; RURAL HEALTH; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 84879603405     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: 17480361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jrh.12012     Document Type: Article

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