The health care problem no one's talking about.
While the nation focuses on expanding health coverage, growing numbers of insured Americans lack access to primary care. We've identified 8 barriers--and the means to overcome them.
Berry-Millett
Rachel
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Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California-San Francisco, SF General Hospital, 995 Potrero Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA.
Bandara
Sachini
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Bodenheimer
Thomas
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D039602:After-Hours Care; D001071:Appointments and Schedules; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D018166:Health Care Reform; D006291:Health Policy; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D008484:Medicaid / Q000191:economics; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010821:Physicians, Family / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms; D014481:United States; D016526:Workload