Medicaid expansion associated with improved relative racial disparities in birth outcomes
1. State Medicaid expansion was not associated with differences in overall rates of low birth weight or preterm birth outcomes. ...
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Medicaid expansion under Affordable Care Act associated with increased hospital choice
1. After one year of Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), significant changes in emergency department (ED) visits ...
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, ...
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. ...
