Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
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J Health Care Poor Underserved · Nov 2012
Medicaid transformed: why ACA opponents should keep expanded Medicaid.
The next potential disaster facing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is the November 2012 elections: Its opponents, who promise to "repeal and replace," may gain sufficient control of the federal government in 2013 to carry out their pledge. This commentary aims to promote understanding of the fundamental transformation that the ACA makes in Medicaid and to urge ACA opponents desiring some health reform after repeal to let the ACA's Medicaid provisions stand. ⋯ The ACA transforms Medicaid into a universal means-tested entitlement for anyone below 138 percent FPL. The conclusion explains why ACA opponents should retain its Medicaid provisions.
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J Health Care Poor Underserved · Nov 2012
Cancer prevention in the 21st century: the Preventorium concept.
The Cancer Preventorium model described here has proven successful in targeting the Hispanic population of a large metropolitan area in the United States to change the point of contact within the health care system from patients with advanced conditions seeking treatment to those screened while presumably healthy to detect disease early.