OtherFamily Medicine and the Health Care System
Access Assured: A Pilot Program to Finance Primary Care for Uninsured Patients Using a Monthly Enrollment Fee
John W. Saultz, David Brown, Stephen Stenberg, Rebecca E. Rdesinski, Carrie J. Tillotson, Danielle Eigner and Jennifer DeVoe
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine May 2010, 23 (3) 393-401; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2010.03.090214
John W. Saultz
MD
David Brown
BA
Stephen Stenberg
BA
Rebecca E. Rdesinski
MSW, MPH
Carrie J. Tillotson
MPH
Danielle Eigner
DO
Jennifer DeVoe
MD, DPhil
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Access Assured: A Pilot Program to Finance Primary Care for Uninsured Patients Using a Monthly Enrollment Fee
John W. Saultz, David Brown, Stephen Stenberg, Rebecca E. Rdesinski, Carrie J. Tillotson, Danielle Eigner, Jennifer DeVoe
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine May 2010, 23 (3) 393-401; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2010.03.090214
Access Assured: A Pilot Program to Finance Primary Care for Uninsured Patients Using a Monthly Enrollment Fee
John W. Saultz, David Brown, Stephen Stenberg, Rebecca E. Rdesinski, Carrie J. Tillotson, Danielle Eigner, Jennifer DeVoe
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine May 2010, 23 (3) 393-401; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2010.03.090214
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