Utilization of High-Volume Hospitals for High-Risk Cancer Surgery in California Following Medicaid Expansion.
Adrian DiazDaniel ChavarinAnghela Z ParedesTimothy M PawlikPublished in: Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (2020)
ME was associated with an increase in Medicaid coverage, which resulted in more beneficiaries undergoing cancer operations at high-volume hospitals. While ME was associated with increased access to care, peri-operative outcomes were comparable pre- versus post-ME implementation.