"Health Care Reform" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Innovation and improvement of the health care system by reappraisal, amendment of services, and removal of faults and abuses in providing and distributing health services to patients. It includes a re-alignment of health services and health insurance to maximum demographic elements (the unemployed, indigent, uninsured, elderly, inner cities, rural areas) with reference to coverage, hospitalization, pricing and cost containment, insurers' and employers' costs, pre-existing medical conditions, prescribed drugs, equipment, and services.
| Descriptor ID |
D018166
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.655.500.608.400.285 I01.880.604.825.608.400.285 N03.349.285 N03.623.500.608.428.285 N04.590.374.285 N05.300.380
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| Concept/Terms |
Health Care Reform- Health Care Reform
- Health Care Reforms
- Reform, Health Care
- Reforms, Health Care
- Healthcare Reform
- Healthcare Reforms
- Reform, Healthcare
- Reforms, Healthcare
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Health Care Reform" by people in this website by year, and whether "Health Care Reform" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Health Care Reform" by people in Profiles.
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Improving the Quality of U.S. Health Care - What Will It Take? N Engl J Med. 2020 Aug 27; 383(9):801-803.
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Does a transition to accountable care in Medicaid shift the modality of colorectal cancer testing? BMC Health Serv Res. 2019 Jan 21; 19(1):54.
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Solving Disparities Through Payment And Delivery System Reform: A Program To Achieve Health Equity. Health Aff (Millwood). 2017 06 01; 36(6):1133-1139.
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Funding Accountable Care in Oregon: Financial Models in Two Coordinated Care Organizations. J Healthc Manag. 2016 Jul/Aug; 61(4):291-302.
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A Qualitative Inquiry on Palliative and End-of-Life Care Policy Reform. J Palliat Med. 2016 Apr; 19(4):400-7.
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Building a Career as a Delivery Science Researcher in a Changing Health Care Landscape. J Gen Intern Med. 2015 Jul; 30(7):880-2.
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Financial barriers to care among low-income children with asthma: health care reform implications. JAMA Pediatr. 2014 Jul; 168(7):649-56.
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Navigating the murky waters of colorectal cancer screening and health reform. Am J Public Health. 2014 Jun; 104(6):982-6.
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Community of solution for the U.S. health care system: lessons from the U.S. educational system. J Am Board Fam Med. 2013 May-Jun; 26(3):323-6.
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The experience of Massachusetts shows that consumers will need help in navigating insurance exchanges. Health Aff (Millwood). 2013 Jan; 32(1):78-86.