Promise and perils of the Affordable Care Act for children

JAMA

Volumn 311, Issue 17, 2014, Pages 1733-1734

  Cheng, Tina L ^a,b   Wise, Paul H ^c   Halfon, Neal ^d,e,f  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; LAW; MEDICAID; MENTAL HEALTH; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PEDIATRICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SICKLE CELL;

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD WELFARE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84899829501     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2014.930     Document Type: Short Survey

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