Uninsured primary care visit disparities under the affordable care act

Annals of Family Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 434-442

  Angier, Heather ^a   Hoopes, Megan ^b   Marino, Miguel ^a   Huguet, Nathalie ^a   Jacobs, Elizabeth A ^c   Heintzman, John ^a   Holderness, Heather ^a   Hood, Carlyn M ^b   Devoe, Jennifer E ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OCHIN Inc   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care disparities; Health insurance; Health policy; Medicaid; Patient protection and affordable care act

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CENTER; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RACE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; INSURANCE; MINORITY GROUP; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MINORITY GROUPS; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85029455994     PISSN: 15441709     EISSN: 15441717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1370/afm.2125     Document Type: Article

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