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Hospital Care for the Uninsured in Miami-Dade County : Hospital Finance and Patient Travel Patterns (2002)

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Jackson, Catherine A.
Contributor:
Derose, Kathryn Pitkin, 1963-
Chiesa, James, 1949-
Escarce, José J.
RAND Health, Content Provider.
Rand Corporation, Content Provider.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Health services accessibility.
Hospital care.
Hospitals.
Medically uninsured persons.
Medically uninsured persons--Medical care--Florida--Miami Metropolitan Area--Finance.
Hospitals--Florida--Miami Metropolitan Area--Finance.
Medically uninsured persons--Medical care--Florida--Miami Metropolitan Area.
Health services accessibility--Florida--Miami Metropolitan Area.
Hospital care--Florida--Miami Metropolitan Area.
Economics, Hospital.
Medical Indigency.
Uncompensated Care.
Medically Uninsured.
Health Services Accessibility.
Delivery of Health Care.
Economics.
Socioeconomic Factors.
Persons.
Health Care Economics and Organizations.
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation.
Patient Care Management.
Population Characteristics.
Health Services Administration.
Medical Subjects:
Economics, Hospital.
Medical Indigency.
Uncompensated Care.
Medically Uninsured.
Health Services Accessibility.
Delivery of Health Care.
Economics.
Socioeconomic Factors.
Persons.
Health Care Economics and Organizations.
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation.
Patient Care Management.
Population Characteristics.
Health Services Administration.
Local Subjects:
Health services accessibility.
Hospital care.
Hospitals.
Medically uninsured persons.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (76 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Santa Monica : RAND Corporation, 2002.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
This study examines the extent to which uncompensated care is provided by hopitals in Miami-Dade County, USA, other than Jackson Memorial Hospital (JMH), and whether the greater access to surtax-funded care at JMH might cause patients to pass up facilities nearer to the homes.
Contents:
Preface; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Chapter One: INTRODUCTION; Chapter Two: BACKGROUND; Chapter Three: DISTRIBUTION OF UNCOMPENSATED CARE; Chapter Four: GEOGRAPHIC ACCESS TO CARE; Chapter Five: CONCLUSIONS; Appendix; Bibliography
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
ISBN:
9781598751352
1598751352
OCLC:
171566356

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