Obamacare: a bibliometric perspective

Obamacare is the colloquial name given to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) signed into law by President Obama in the USA, which ultimately aims to provide universal access to health care services for US citizens. The aim of this paper is to provide an overview of the political-legal, economic, social,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Carrasco Aguilar, Álvaro, Galán Hernández, José Javier, Carrasco González, Ramón Alberto
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/114624
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/114624
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:614
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Affordable Care Act
Obamacare
PEST analysis
SciMAT
Strategic diagram
Política social
Salud pública (Medicina)
Bibliometría
6307.03 Política Social
5312.07 Sanidad
1209 Estadística
5605 Legislación y Leyes Nacionales
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Sumario:Obamacare is the colloquial name given to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) signed into law by President Obama in the USA, which ultimately aims to provide universal access to health care services for US citizens. The aim of this paper is to provide an overview of the political-legal, economic, social, management (or administrative), and medical (or health) repercussions of this law, using a bibliometric methodology as a basis. In addition, the main contributors to research on ACA issues have been identified in terms of authors, organizations, journals, and countries. The downward trend in scientific production on this law has been noted, and it has been concluded that a balance has not yet been reached between the coexistence of private and public health care that guarantees broad social coverage without economic or other types of barriers. The law requires political consensus to be implemented in a definitive and global manner for the whole of the United States.