Improving the affordable care act: An assessment of policy options for providing subsidies

Health Affairs

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 2095-2103

  Saltzman, Evan A ^a   Eibner, Christine ^b   Enthoven, Alain C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYER; HUMAN; MARKET; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; INSURANCE; MANAGEMENT; STANDARDS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; POLICY MAKING; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84951010296     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2015.0209     Document Type: Article

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