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. 2017 Nov 21;318(19):1863-1864.

doi: 10.1001/jama.2017.15686.

Measuring the Burden of Health Care Costs on US Families: The Affordability Index

Ezekiel J Emanuel¹, Aaron Glickman¹, David Johnson²

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¹ Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
² 4Sight Health, Chicago, Illinois.

PMID: 29098292
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2017.15686

Measuring the Burden of Health Care Costs on US Families: The Affordability Index

Ezekiel J Emanuel et al. JAMA. 2017.

. 2017 Nov 21;318(19):1863-1864.

doi: 10.1001/jama.2017.15686.

Authors

Ezekiel J Emanuel¹, Aaron Glickman¹, David Johnson²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
² 4Sight Health, Chicago, Illinois.

PMID: 29098292
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2017.15686

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Challenges in Measuring the Affordability of US Health Care.
Antos J, Capretta JC. Antos J, et al. JAMA. 2017 Nov 21;318(19):1871-1872. doi: 10.1001/jama.2017.16188. JAMA. 2017. PMID: 29098273 No abstract available.
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