Research ArticleOriginal Research

Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act in Small to Medium-Sized Primary Care Practices

Tulay G. Soylu, Debora G. Goldberg, Alison E. Cuellar and Anton J. Kuzel
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine November 2020, 33 (6) 942-952; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2020.06.200142

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