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Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery Amongst Medicare Beneficiaries in Health Professional Shortage Areas.

James W StewartNicholas KunnathJustin B DimickFrancis D PaganiGorav AilawadiAndrew M Ibrahim
Published in: Annals of surgery (2022)
Medicare beneficiaries living in designated Health Professional Shortage Areas experienced comparable surgical outcomes after coronary artery bypass graft surgery but a significantly greater travel burden. The greater travel burden experienced by patients living in designated shortage areas to obtain comparable surgical care for complex procedures demonstrates important tradeoffs between access and quality.
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