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Well-child visits with out-of-pocket costs before, after ACA

2021-03-12
(Press-News.org) What The Study Did: National claims data were used to look at changes in well-child care visits with out-of-pocket costs before and after passage of the Affordable Care Act.

Authors: Paul R. Shafer, Ph.D., of Boston University, is the corresponding author.

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(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.1248)

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[Press-News.org] Well-child visits with out-of-pocket costs before, after ACA