The Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Cancer Survivorship

Cancer Journal (United States)

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 181-189

  Leopold, Christine ^a   Park, Elyse R ^b,c   Nekhlyudov, Larissa ^a,d  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Affordable Care Act; cancer survivorship; health care access; health care coverage

Indexed keywords

CANCER RESEARCH; CANCER SURVIVOR; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ECONOMICS; NEOPLASM; UNITED STATES;

CANCER SURVIVORS; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85020639618     PISSN: 15289117     EISSN: 1540336X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PPO.0000000000000263     Document Type: Review

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