Health reform and the changing safety net in the United States

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 375, Issue 18, 2016, Pages 1790-1796

  Chokshi, Dave A ^a,b   Chang, Ji E ^a,c   Wilson, Ross M ^a  

^a New York City Health and Hospital Corporation   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; REIMBURSEMENT; SAFETY NET HOSPITAL; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES; ECONOMICS; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; INSURANCE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRENDS;

ECONOMICS, HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MEDICAID; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; SAFETY-NET PROVIDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84994151942     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMhpr1608578     Document Type: Article

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