Challenges facing the united states of america in implementing universal coverage;Desafíos a los que se enfrentan los Estados Unidos de América en la implementación de la cobertura universal

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 92, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 894-902

  Rice, Thomas ^a   Unruh, Lynn Y ^b   Rosenau, Pauline ^c   Barnes, Andrew J ^d   Saltman, Richard B ^e   Van Ginneken, Ewout ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^d VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INSURANCE; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLITICS; UNITED STATES;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; POLITICS; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE;

EID: 84914128783     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.14.141762     Document Type: Article

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