Could the President and Congress Precipitate a Public Health Crisis

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ID11019296
AuthorsDaniel M Fox (Daniel M. Fox is with the Milbank Memorial Fund, New York, NY. Sandro Galea is with the School of Public Health, Boston University, Boston, MA. Colleen Grogan is with the School of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL.), Sandro Galea (0000-0002-7534-0945, Daniel M. Fox is with the Milbank Memorial Fund, New York, NY. Sandro Galea is with the School of Public Health, Boston University, Boston, MA. Colleen Grogan is with the School of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL.), Colleen M Grogan (Milbank Memorial Fund), Colleen Grogan (Daniel M. Fox is with the Milbank Memorial Fund, New York, NY. Sandro Galea is with the School of Public Health, Boston University, Boston, MA. Colleen Grogan is with the School of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL.)
Year2017
Volume107
Issue2
Pages234-235
Publication date2017-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2016.303597
PMID28075626
OpenAlexW2575709683
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited7

The authors reflect on the possibility that a public health crisis could occur after U.S. President-Elect Donald Trump assumes office in 2017, and it mentions how Republican members of America's Congress have made statements which could result in millions of Americans losing their health care insurance coverage. The U.S. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the nation's Medicaid insurance program are examined, along with health insurance expansions

Health care · Health insurance · Medicaid · Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act · Political science · Public health · Public health insurance · Global Health Care Issues · Healthcare cost, quality, practices · Healthcare Policy and Management · Law · Medicine · Nursing · Public Administration

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