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
- affordable care act
- end stage renal disease
- blood glucose
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- healthcare
- chronic kidney disease
- type diabetes
- health insurance
- cardiovascular disease
- prognostic factors
- glycemic control
- peritoneal dialysis
- patient reported outcomes
- chronic pain
- intensive care unit
- blood pressure
- hepatitis b virus
- quality improvement
- weight loss