United States health care reform: Progress to date and next steps

JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 316, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 525-532

  Obama, Barack ^a  

^a White House   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION; BUNDLED PAYMENT; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FINANCIAL SECURITY; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AFFORDABILITY; HEALTH CARE CONCEPTS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE LEGISLATION; HEALTH CARE PAYMENT SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN; LAW; MEDICAID; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; TREND STUDY; UNITED STATES; ECONOMICS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; REIMBURSEMENT; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRENDS;

ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATIONS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MEDICARE; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; PATIENT READMISSION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84980418189     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2016.9797     Document Type: Review

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