Improved self reported coverage and access following ACA open enrollment
1. This study found improvements in self-reported trends in insurance coverage, primary care access, affordability of healthcare, access to medicine, ...
Tag: medicaid
Medicaid home-visitation program linked to reduced infant mortality
1. Participation in a Medicaid-based, home-visitation program offering supplemental regular prenatal and infant care in Michigan was associated with reduced ...
Access to primary care more difficult for Medicaid patients
Image: PD 1. Getting a primary care appointment as a new patient was easier as a privately insured patient than ...
2 Minute Medicine Rewind March 23 – March 30, 2014
Image: PD In this section, we will highlight the key high-impact studies, updates, and analyses published in medicine during the ...
Medicaid beneficiaries among most frequent visitors to the emergency department
Image: PD 1. Evidence shows that Medicaid beneficiaries visit the Emergency Department more than privately insured or uninsured patients. 2. ...
Most physicians point to others to control healthcare costs
Image: PD 1. US physicians feel that they are not the major players in controlling healthcare costs. 2. A majority ...
Patient transfers to trauma centers often unnecessary
Image: PD 1. Of patients transferred to the level I trauma center, 24% of adult patients and 49% of pediatric ...
Preventable ED visits by top spenders are a small proportion of Medicare costs
Image: PD 1. The top 10% of patients of Medicare beneficiaries account for 70% of the Medicare program’s total spending. ...
Postoperative complications linked with unplanned hospital readmissions
Image: PD 1. Patients readmitted within 30 days postoperatively had significantly higher complication rates (relative risk = 3.4) than non-readmitted ...
Slowdown in healthcare costs linked to economic and clinical factors
Image: PD 1. Projections for the total spending on healthcare from 2003-2012 were off by $514 billion. 2. The 2007-2009 ...