How well is the affordable care act doing? Reasons for optimism

JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 315, Issue 13, 2016, Pages 1331-1332

  Emanuel, Ezekiel J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; ALGORITHM; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; DRUG COST; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EMPLOYMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LAW; MEDICAID; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MEDICARE; NOTE; ONLINE SYSTEM; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; BUDGET; ECONOMICS; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; MASS COMMUNICATION; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; OPTIMISM; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REIMBURSEMENT; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

BUDGETS; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; OPTIMISM; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84962340025     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2016.2556     Document Type: Note

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