To extend or not to extend the primary care "fee bump" in Medicaid?

Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1263-1275

  Wilk, Adam S ^a   Jones, David K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

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

HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; POLICY; POLICY MAKING; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84921801239     PISSN: 03616878     EISSN: 15271927     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/03616878-2829495     Document Type: Article

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