Changes in primary care access between 2012 and 2016 for new patients with medicaid and private coverage

JAMA Internal Medicine

Volumn 177, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 588-590

  Polsky, Daniel ^a   Candon, Molly ^a   Saloner, Brendan ^b   Wissoker, Douglas ^c   Hempstead, Katherine ^d   Kenney, Genevieve M ^c   Rhodes, Karin ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c URBAN INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION   (United States)

^e Northwell Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARKANSAS; CLINICAL AUDIT; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LETTER; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; PENNSYLVANIA; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; INSURANCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MEDICAID; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85018555960     PISSN: 21686106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.9662     Document Type: Letter

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