Barriers to the Right to Health Among Patients of a Public Emergency Department After Implementation of the Affordable Care Act

Purpose: Emergency physicians are witnesses to the impact of socioeconomic determinants of health on physical and psychiatric illness. Understanding structural barriers to the right to health (RTH) serves as a foundation for interventions to promote health equity. This study was performed to determi...

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Main Authors: Shamsher Samra, Elizabeth Pelayo, Mark Richman, Maureen McCollough, Breena R. Taira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mary Ann Liebert 2019-05-01
Series:Health Equity
Subjects:
ACA
Online Access:https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/HEQ.2018.0071