In new survey of eleven countries, us adults still struggle with access to and affordability of health care

Health Affairs

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2016, Pages 2327-2336

  Osborn, Robin ^a   Squires, David ^a   Doty, Michelle M ^a   Sarnak, Dana O ^a   Schneider, Eric C ^a  

^a The Commonwealth Fund ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; CHRONIC DISEASE; FRANCE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; NETHERLANDS; NEW ZEALAND; NORWAY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SWEDEN; SWITZERLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; WELLBEING; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; ECONOMICS; GLOBAL HEALTH; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; INSURANCE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; GLOBAL HEALTH; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85009183762     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2016.1088     Document Type: Article

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