Effect of high up front charges on access to surgery for poor patients at a public hospital in New Mexico

BACKGROUND: A public hospital in New Mexico required collection of 50% of estimated costs prior to elective surgeries for self-pay patients. This study assesses the impact of this policy on access to elective surgical procedures. METHODS: Chi-square tests determined if there was a statistically sign...

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Autores principales: Kaufman, Will, Chavez, Augustine S, Skipper, Betty, Kaufman, Arthur
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2006
Materias:
Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1552071/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16796756
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-9276-5-6

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1552071/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16796756
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-9276-5-6

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