The Impact of the Affordable Care Act Medicaid Expansion on Acute Diabetes Complications Among Community Health Center Patients.
Nathalie HuguetDang DinhJun HwangMiguel MarinoAnnie E LarsonAndrew SuchockiJennifer E DeVoePublished in: Journal of primary care & community health (2023)
We found a significantly greater rate of visits for abnormal blood glucose in patients receiving care in expansion states relative to patients in CHCs in non-expansion states starting in 2015. Additional resources for these clinics, such as the ability to provide blood glucose monitoring devices or mailed/delivered medications, could substantially benefit patients with diabetes.
Keyphrases
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- type diabetes
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