What the affordable care act means for people with jail stays

Health Affairs

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 448-454

  Regenstein, Marsha ^a   Rosenbaum, Sara ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAID; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT CARE; PREVALENCE; PRISONER; SAFETY NET HOSPITAL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; ADULT; COOPERATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INSURANCE; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; PRISONERS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896835018     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2013.1119     Document Type: Article

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