The affordable care act, five years later: Policies, progress, and politics

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Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 575-578

  Reisman, Miriam ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

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AGE; DRUG COST; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INCOME; LAW; MEDICAID; NOTE; POLITICS; PRESCRIPTION; RACISM;

EID: 84942121136     PISSN: 10521372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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