After the Affordable Care Act: Health Reform and the Safety Net. Issue 4 (December 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Shin, Peter; Regenstein, Marsha
• Other Names: Rosenbaum Sara guest-editor.; Thorpe Jane Hyatt guest-editor.
• Is Part Of: Journal of law, medicine & ethics. Volume 44:Issue 4(2016)
• Page Start: 585
• Page End: 588
• Publication Date: 2016-12
• Subjects: Medical laws and legislation -- United States -- Periodicals; Medical care -- Law and legislation -- United States -- Periodicals; Medical ethics -- Periodicals; Jurisprudence -- Periodicals; Legislation, Medical -- Periodicals; Legislation, Nursing -- Periodicals; Ethics -- Periodicals; Forensic Medicine -- Periodicals; Nursing -- Periodicals; Medicine -- Periodicals; Societies -- Periodicals; Medical care -- Law and legislation; Medical ethics; Medical laws and legislation; United States; Periodicals; 344.73041
• DOI: 10.1177/1073110516684801
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1073-1105

Abstract

Two major safety net providers – community health centers and public hospitals – continue to play a key role in the health care system even in the wake of coverage reform. This article examines the gains and threats they face under the Affordable Care Act.