It's Not Just Insurance: The Affordable Care Act and Population Health

Public Health Rep. 2018 Jan/Feb;133(1):34-38. doi: 10.1177/0033354917743499. Epub 2017 Dec 27.

James W Buehler¹, Richard L Snyder², Susan L Freeman^{3

4}, Steven R Carson^{3

4}, Alexander N Ortega^{1

5}

¹ 1 Department of Health Management and Policy, Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
² 2 Independence Blue Cross, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
³ 3 Temple Center for Population Health, LLC, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
⁴ 4 Temple University Health System, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
⁵ 5 Center for Population Health and Community Impact, Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

No abstract available

Keywords: Affordable Care Act; health insurance; health policy; population health; public health.

MeSH terms

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. / organization & administration
Health Policy*
Health Status Disparities
Humans
Insurance Coverage / legislation & jurisprudence
Insurance, Health / legislation & jurisprudence
Medicaid / economics
Medicaid / legislation & jurisprudence
Medicare / economics
Needs Assessment / organization & administration
Organizations, Nonprofit / organization & administration
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act / legislation & jurisprudence
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act / organization & administration*
Population Health
Public Health Practice
Public Health*
Reimbursement Mechanisms / organization & administration
United States