Has recommended preventive service use increased after elimination of cost-sharing as part of the Affordable Care Act in the United States?

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 78, Issue , 2015, Pages 85-91

  Han, Xuesong ^a   Robin Yabroff, K ^b   Guy, Gery P ^c   Zheng, Zhiyuan ^a   Jemal, Ahmedin ^a  

^a AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Affordable Care Act; Cancer screening; Cost sharing; Insurance; Preventive services

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ACT; ADULT; AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SCREENING; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COLORECTAL CANCER; COST; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MALE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MEDICARE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; UNITED STATES; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; ADOLESCENT; EARLY CANCER DIAGNOSIS; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; INSURANCE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COST SHARING; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MALE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84938062953     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: 10960260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2015.07.012     Document Type: Article

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