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Disparities in Primary Care Wait Times in Medicaid versus Commercial Insurance

Evelyn G. Gotlieb, Karin V. Rhodes and Molly K. Candon
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2021, 34 (3) 571-578; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2021.03.200496
Evelyn G. Gotlieb
From the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (EGG, MKC); Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, East Garden City, NY (KVR); Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, Philadelphia, PA (MKC); Penn Center for Mental Health, Philadelphia, PA (MKC).
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Karin V. Rhodes
From the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (EGG, MKC); Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, East Garden City, NY (KVR); Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, Philadelphia, PA (MKC); Penn Center for Mental Health, Philadelphia, PA (MKC).
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Molly K. Candon
From the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (EGG, MKC); Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, East Garden City, NY (KVR); Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, Philadelphia, PA (MKC); Penn Center for Mental Health, Philadelphia, PA (MKC).
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