title: Health care reform: 2012 update.
abstract: The recent landmark health care reform legislation seeks to expand health insurance coverage, change incentives, and improve the quality and flow of information. This article reviews the elements of health care reform most relevant to clinical gastroenterology, discusses the ongoing challenges that health care reform legislation faces, and considers the potential implications for clinical practice.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, USA. sdorn@med.unc.edu
authors.forename: Spencer D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Dorn
mesh_terms: D005762:Gastroenterology / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards; D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D007348:Insurance, Health; D008490:Medical Informatics; D009042:Motivation; D058991:Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards