Primary care access for new patients on the eve of health care reform

JAMA Internal Medicine

Volumn 174, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 861-869

  Rhodes, Karin V ^a,b   Kenney, Genevieve M ^c   Friedman, Ari B ^a,b   Saloner, Brendan ^b   Lawson, Charlotte C ^a   Chearo, David ^d   Wissoker, Douglas ^c   Polsky, Daniel ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c URBAN INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d University of Chicago   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; SIMULATION; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; PATIENT SIMULATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84902161850     PISSN: 21686106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.20     Document Type: Article

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