Research ArticleOriginal Research

The Impact of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Medicaid Expansion on Visit Rates for Diabetes in Safety Net Health Centers

Nathalie Huguet, Rachel Springer, Miguel Marino, Heather Angier, Megan Hoopes, Heather Holderness and Jennifer E. DeVoe
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine November 2018, 31 (6) 905-916; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2018.06.180075

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