Health reform and changes in health insurance coverage in 2014

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 371, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 867-874

  Sommers, Benjamin D ^a,b   Musco, Thomas ^a   Finegold, Kenneth ^a   Gunja, Munira Z ^a   Burke, Amy ^a   McDowell, Audrey M ^a  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH INSURANCE ELIGIBILITY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; TREND STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; INCOME; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84907358190     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMsr1406753     Document Type: Article

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