Utilization and Outcomes of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery Following the Affordable Care Act in the United States.
Terhas A WeldeslaseOluwasegun A AkinyemiDarien J KeelingKobina A EnchillEdward E CornwellTerrence M FullumPublished in: The American surgeon (2024)
Following the implementation of the ACA, utilization of bariatric surgery significantly increased, especially among Black patients, Medicaid beneficiaries, and low-income patients. Moreover, despite the inclusion of more high-risk surgical patients in the post-ACA period, there were better outcomes after surgery.
Keyphrases
- affordable care act
- end stage renal disease
- bariatric surgery
- roux en y gastric bypass
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- weight loss
- healthcare
- primary care
- minimally invasive
- type diabetes
- obese patients
- gastric bypass
- coronary artery disease
- adipose tissue
- acute coronary syndrome
- patient reported outcomes
- insulin resistance
- coronary artery bypass