Insurance Type and Access to Health Care Providers and Appointments under the Affordable Care Act

Medical Care

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 186-192

  Alcalá, Héctor E ^a   Roby, Dylan H ^b   Grande, David T ^c   McKenna, Ryan M ^d   Ortega, Alexander N ^d  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

access to providers; health care reform; insurance type; Medicaid; wait times

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URBAN AREA; CALIFORNIA; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; INSURANCE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; CALIFORNIA; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE EXCHANGES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MALE; MEDICAID; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85044194947     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: 15371948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0000000000000855     Document Type: Article

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