Early Impact of the Affordable Care Act Coverage Expansion on Safety-Net Hospital Inpatient Payer Mix and Market Shares.

Vivian Y WuKathryn R FingarH Joanna JiangRaynard WashingtonAndrew W MulcahyEli CutlerGary T Pickens

Published in: Health services research (2018)

Postexpansion, non-SNHs experienced a greater percentage increase in Medicaid stays than did SNHs, which may reflect patients choosing non-SNHs over SNHs or a crowd-out of private insurance. More research is needed to understand these trends.

Keyphrases

affordable care act
health insurance
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end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
palliative care
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
emergency department
electronic health record