Health care coverage under the Affordable Care Act - A progress report

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 371, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 275-281

  Blumenthal, David ^a   Collins, Sara R ^a  

^a Commonwealth Fund ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH INSURANCE ELIGIBILITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LAW; MARKETING; MEDICAID; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; PROGRAM SUSTAINABILITY; PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE; REVIEW;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MEDICAID; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; STATE GOVERNMENT; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84904267641     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMhpr1405667     Document Type: Article

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