An early look at rates of uninsured safety net clinic visits after the affordable care act

Annals of Family Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 10-16

  Angier, Heather ^a   Hoopes, Megan ^b   Gold, Rachel ^b,c   Bailey, Steffani R ^a   Cottrell, Erika K ^a,b   Heintzman, John ^a   Marino, Miguel ^a   Devoe, Jennifer E ^a,b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OCHIN Inc   (United States)

^c CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Affordable care act; Practice based research; Primary care; Safety net clinics; Uninsured

Indexed keywords

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SAFETY NET HOSPITAL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRENDS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SAFETY-NET PROVIDERS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84920946632     PISSN: 15441709     EISSN: 15441717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1370/afm.1741     Document Type: Article

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