Coverage and Access for Americans with Cardiovascular Disease or Risk Factors After the ACA: a Quasi-experimental Study

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2019, Pages 1797-1805

  Barghi, Ameen ^a   Torres, H ^b   Kressin, N R ^c,d   McCormick, D ^a  

^a CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Affordable Care Act; cardiovascular; health care; insurance; minority

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BLACK PERSON; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; POPULATION RESEARCH; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; RISK FACTOR; ADOLESCENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH DISPARITY; INSURANCE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MEDICAID; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85068342224     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-019-05108-1     Document Type: Article

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