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Medicine, General & Internal
Hawazin W. Elani, Ichiro Kawachi, Benjamin D. Sommers
Summary: This study found that the combination of Medicaid expansion and coverage of Medicaid dental benefits was associated with improved oral health among low-income adults.
Article
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Henrique A. Lima, Zorays Moazzam, Yutaka Endo, Laura Alaimo, Adrian Diaz, Selamawit Woldesenbet, Chanza Shaikh, Muhammad Musaab Munir, Lovette E. Azap, Jason Yang, Vivian Resende, Timothy M. Pawlik
Summary: The implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has led to increased rates of early diagnosis and receipt of surgical treatment for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC). Medicaid expansion (ME) under the ACA has also improved short- and long-term outcomes for ICC patients. However, racial and socioeconomic disparities persist, resulting in inequitable access to care and outcomes for ICC patients.
JOURNAL OF GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY
(2023)
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Health Care Sciences & Services
Fabian Duarte, Srikanth Kadiyala, Gerald F. Kominski, Antonia Riveros
Summary: The study estimates that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) had a positive impact on cancer detection among the near-elderly population in the United States, with the coverage increases under ACA eliminating part of the growth in cancer detection when individuals become eligible for Medicare. The ACA had significant effects on cancers with and without routine screening tests, with the majority of newly detected cancers being early- and middle-stage.
Editorial Material
Medicine, General & Internal
Eli Y. Adashi, Daniel P. O'Mahony, I. Glenn Cohen
Summary: According to this viewpoint, the United States has a coverage gap in health insurance that could be addressed by enhancing federal outreach to the uninsured, making the health insurance benefits of the American Rescue Plan Act permanent, and establishing a federal health insurance program for low-income adults in states that did not expand their Medicaid programs.
JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
(2021)
Article
Surgery
Ezra S. Brooks, Jason Tong, Catherine W. Mavroudis, Christopher Wirtalla, Giorgos C. Karakousis, Nicole M. Saur, Cary B. Aarons, Najjia N. Mahmoud, Rachel R. Kelz
Summary: The study found that under the Affordable Care Act, Medicaid expansion and adoption of essential health benefits were significantly associated with a reduction in in-hospital mortality for colon resection patients, but did not cause a significant change in emergent presentations.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY
(2021)
Article
Critical Care Medicine
Rajat Suri, James Macinko, Moira Inkelas, Jack Needleman
Summary: This study examines the impact of insurance status and the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on asthma outcomes for low-income adults aged 18 to 64. The results show that having health insurance is associated with improved asthma outcomes, and this relationship is mediated by cost barriers to medication and physician visits. While the ACA resulted in changes in insurance status, it did not significantly affect asthma outcomes. Cost barriers to medication and physician visits still persist in the insured population, which may explain the lack of improvement in asthma control at the population level.
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Economics
Louis-Philippe Beland, Jason Huh, Dongwoo Kim
Summary: Recent research has shown positive externalities of Medicaid expansions on non-health related variables such as crime and child abuse. This paper specifically explores the impact of Medicaid expansions on foster care admissions, with results indicating a significant decrease in foster care admissions, particularly driven by neglect incidents.
Article
Business, Finance
Pengjie Gao, Chang Lee, Dermot Murphy
Summary: This study examines the impact of the US Affordable Care Act (ACA) on healthcare borrowing costs. The findings reveal that the ACA significantly reduces healthcare yields and stimulates increased hospital investment spending. Moreover, the results indicate that the yield effect is more pronounced in states that expanded Medicaid, while it is not significant in rural areas of non-expansion states. These findings contribute to the evaluation of public policy and inform targeted policy approaches.
JOURNAL OF FINANCIAL ECONOMICS
(2022)
Editorial Material
Oncology
Edward Christopher Dee, Lori J. Pierce, Karen M. Winkfield, Miranda B. Lam
Summary: This article discusses the improvements brought by Medicaid Expansion under the ACA for cancer patients, while highlighting the persistence of racial disparities in the field of cancer. It emphasizes the various manifestations of structural racism that act as barriers to healthcare access, beyond the direct costs of care, and calls for equity in cancer care.
Article
Critical Care Medicine
Justin E. Dvorak, Erica L. W. Lester, Patrick J. Maluso, Leah C. Tatebe, Faran Bokhari
Summary: The implementation of the Affordable Care Act did not impact burn patient mortality, but it did result in more patients being discharged to facilities for care and rehabilitation, indicating a significant improvement in access to post-discharge services. Future studies will focus on assessing the societal and economic impact of this improved access.
JOURNAL OF BURN CARE & RESEARCH
(2021)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Catherine Lee, Lawrence H. Kushi, Mary E. Reed, Elizabeth H. Eldridge, Jeffrey K. Lee, Jie Zhang, Donna Spiegelman
Summary: The elimination of cost sharing for colorectal cancer screening due to the Affordable Care Act was associated with a decrease in colorectal cancer incidence and mortality. Removing the financial burden from cost sharing can lead to improved colorectal cancer outcomes.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Surgery
Aaron L. Wiegmann, Ezra I. Young, Kellan E. Baker, Syed I. Khalid, Michelle Seu, Deana S. Shenaq, Amir H. Dorafshar, Loren S. Schechter
Summary: The Affordable Care Act has had a significant impact on plastic surgeons and their patients, particularly in pediatric plastic surgery, craniofacial surgery, breast reconstruction, and gender-affirmation surgery. With the continued growth of gender-affirming surgery, plastic surgeons have the opportunity to adapt and diversify their practices in response to expanded insurance coverage.
PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY
(2021)
Article
Surgery
Erica L. W. Lester, Justin E. Dvorak, Patrick J. Maluso, Leah C. Tatebe, Sandy Widder, Faran Bokhari
Summary: This study analyzed the impact of the Affordable Care Act on trauma outcomes. The results showed that the ACA was associated with reduced mortality and increased utilization of home health services among trauma patients in the United States. However, disparities were observed among different racial groups and income quartiles.
Article
Emergency Medicine
Theodoros Giannouchos, Hye-Chung Kum, Jodie C. Gary, Michael A. Morrisey, Robert L. Ohsfeldt
Summary: The study aimed to estimate the impact of the ACA implementation on ED use in New York, and results showed that overall ED visits by adults aged 18 to 64 increased after the implementation of the ACA, primarily driven by large increases in ED use by Medicaid beneficiaries, partially offset by reductions among the uninsured and those with private coverage.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Matthew Buettgens, Fredric Navin, Clare Pan
Summary: The implementation of the Affordable Care Act has reduced income inequality, especially in states that expanded Medicaid, with a larger reduction observed in those states. The ACA not only decreased inequality across different groups but also within these groups. Efforts to repeal the ACA could potentially reverse the progress made in reducing inequality seen under the law.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Mary K. Hamman, Kandice A. Kapinos
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(2015)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Mary K. Hamman, Kandice A. Kapinos
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Kandice A. Kapinos, John P. Caloyeras, Hangsheng Liu, Soeren Mattke
JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE
(2015)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Kandice A. Kapinos, Lindsey Bullinger, Tami Gurley-Calvez
HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
(2017)
Article
Psychology, Developmental
Kandice A. Kapinos, Olga Yakusheva
JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT HEALTH
(2016)
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
S. Fischer, K. A. Kapinos, A. Mulcahy, L. Pinto, O. Hayden, R. Barron
OSTEOPOROSIS INTERNATIONAL
(2017)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Kandice A. Kapinos, Olga Yakusheva, Marianne Weiss
BMC PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH
(2017)
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Economics
Aaron Strong, Tadeja Gracner, Peggy Chen, Kandice Kapinos
Article
Economics
Kandice A. Kapinos, Olga Yakusheva, Daniel Eisenberg
ECONOMICS & HUMAN BIOLOGY
(2014)
Article
Economics
Mary K. Hamman, Kandice A. Kapinos
Editorial Material
Pediatrics
Kandice A. Kapinos, Lindsey Bullinger, Tami Gurley-Calvez
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Olga Yakusheva, Kandice Kapinos, Marianne Weiss
WOMENS HEALTH ISSUES
(2017)
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Business, Finance
Pavel Kapinos, Tami Gurley-Calvez, Kandice Kapinos
JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS
(2016)
Article
Economics
Olga Yakusheva, Kandice A. Kapinos, Daniel Eisenberg
JOURNAL OF HUMAN RESOURCES
(2014)