The effect of health insurance disparities on the health care system.
Uninsured patients put a strain on the health care system that ultimately results in increased health care costs for everyone. The challenges faced by the Harris County Hospital District in Houston, TX, as a result of an increasing number of uninsured and underinsured patients include overcrowding i...
| Publicado en: | AORN Journal Vol. 86; no. 5; pp. 745 - 755 |
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| Formato: | pictorial Journal Article |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Nov2007
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