The Affordable Care Act and Diabetes Diagnosis and Care: Exploring the Potential Impacts

Current Diabetes Reports

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 1-8

  Myerson, Rebecca ^a   Laiteerapong, Neda ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Care; Diabetes; Diagnosis; Health care reform; Health policy; Population health

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MEDICAID; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATIENT CARE; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; SELF CARE; TREND STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; UNITED STATES;

DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MEDICAID; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84975693108     PISSN: 15344827     EISSN: 15390829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11892-016-0712-z     Document Type: Review

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