Association between the 2014 medicaid expansion and US hospital finances

JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 316, Issue 14, 2016, Pages 1475-1483

  Blavin, Fredric ^a  

^a URBAN INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL FINANCE; INFORMATION SYSTEM; LAW; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFIT; UNITED STATES; ADULT; COMMUNITY CARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMICS; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRENDS;

ADULT; ECONOMICS, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; MEDICAID; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNCOMPENSATED CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84997206784     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2016.14765     Document Type: Article

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