The case for equal access to urgent dermatology appointments for Medicaid beneficiaries: when professional duty conflicts with economic reality

J Am Acad Dermatol. 2015 Jan;72(1):181-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2014.09.021.

Authors

Benjamin K Stoff¹, Lionel Bercovitch², Jane M Grant-Kels³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia; Department of Dermatology, Emory Center for Ethics, Atlanta, Georgia. Electronic address: bstoff@emory.edu.
² Department of Dermatology, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.
³ Department of Dermatology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut.

PMID: 25497919
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2014.09.021

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Appointments and Schedules*
Conflict of Interest
Dermatology
Emergency Treatment*
Ethics, Medical
Health Services Accessibility / economics*
Health Services Accessibility / statistics & numerical data*
Humans
Medicaid*
Skin Diseases* / therapy
United States