Effects of Medicaid expansion on access, treatment and outcomes for patients with acute myocardial infarction.

Hospital readmissions decreased by 9.5% after the Affordable Care Act expanded Medicaid eligibility, although there was no association found between Medicaid expansion and access to PCI hospitals or treatment with PCI. Better understanding the ways that Medicaid expansion might affect care for vulnerable populations with AMI is important for policymakers considering whether to expand Medicaid eligibility in their state.