The affordable care act and implications for health care services for American Indian and Alaska native individuals

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1081-1088

  Ross, Raven E ^a   Garfield, Lauren D ^a   Brown, Derek S ^a   Raghavan, Ramesh ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Affordable care act; American indian Alaska native; Health; Services

Indexed keywords

ALASKA NATIVE; AMERICAN INDIAN; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED STATES;

ALASKA NATIVES; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE;

EID: 84946900726     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: 15486869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2015.0129     Document Type: Article

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