Disentangling the ACA's coverage effects - Lessons for policymakers

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 375, Issue 17, 2016, Pages 1605-1608

  Frean, Molly ^a   Gruber, Jonathan ^b   Sommers, Benjamin D ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ASPECT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INCOME; MEDICAID; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; ADULT; CHILD; INSURANCE; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MANDATORY PROGRAM; TRENDS;

ADULT; CHILD; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MANDATORY PROGRAMS; MEDICAID; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84992736429     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1609016     Document Type: Review

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