Critical Anthropology of Global Health "Takes a Stand" Statement: A Critical Medical Anthropological Approach to the U.S.'s Affordable Care Act

Medical Anthropology Quarterly

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-22

  Horton, Sarah ^a   Abadía, Cesar ^b   Mulligan, Jessica ^c   Thompson, Jennifer Jo ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

^c PROVIDENCE COLLEGE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Affordable Care Act; Critical medical anthropology; Health insurance; Medicaid; Neoliberalism

Indexed keywords

AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; ARTICLE; CRITICAL MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MEDICAID; MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; NEOLIBERALISM; UNITED STATES;

AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; CRITICAL MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; HEALTH INSURANCE; MEDICAID; NEOLIBERALISM;

ANTHROPOLOGY, MEDICAL; HUMANS; MEDICAID; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84897106792     PISSN: 07455194     EISSN: 15481387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/maq.12065     Document Type: Article

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