Still left out: healthcare stratification under the Affordable Care Act

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2017, Pages 2089-2107

  Joseph, Tiffany D ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ACA; health care; immigrants; public policy; stratification

Indexed keywords

ETHNICITY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; IMMIGRANT; INCOME; RACE;

BOSTON; MASSACHUSETTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85020750056     PISSN: 1369183X     EISSN: 14699451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1369183X.2017.1323453     Document Type: Article

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