"Affordable Care Act" from_date:2012

Impact of federal funding for graduate medical education on residency program size: Evidence from the Affordable Care Act. Primary care and rural physician shortages are a present and growing concern to policy makers. We assessed three Affordable Care Act (ACA) provisions that changed the maximum number of residents teaching hospitals could be reimbursed for, an element of graduate medical

Reduced Odds of Severe Maternal Morbidity Associated with the US Affordable Care Act Dependent Coverage Provision. Continuous perinatal health insurance coverage is a policy intervention that may help reduce severe maternal morbidity (SMM) and racial and ethnic disparities in SMM in the United States. The Affordable Care Act Dependent Coverage Provision (DCP) allowed young adults to remain

Administrative burden for patients in U.S. health care settings Post-Affordable Care Act: A scoping review. Administrative burdens are the costs associated with receiving a service or accessing a program. Based on the Herd & Moynihan framework, they occur in three subcategories: learning costs, compliance costs, and psychological costs. Administrative burdens manifest inequitably, more significantly impacting vulnerable populations. Administrative burdens may impact the health of those trying to access services, and in some cases block access to health-promoting services entirely. This scoping review examined studies focused on the impact on patients of administrative burden administrative burden in health care settings in the U.S. following the passage of the Affordable Care Act. We

The impact of the affordable care act on perinatal mood and anxiety disorder diagnosis and treatment rates among Michigan Medicaid enrollees 2012-2018. Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders (PMADs) affect one in five birthing individuals and represent a leading cause of maternal mortality. While these disorders are associated with a variety of poor outcomes and generate significant societal burden, underdiagnosis and undertreatment remain significant barriers to improved outcomes. We aimed to quantify whether the Patient Protection Affordable Care Act (ACA) improved PMAD diagnosis and treatment rates among Michigan Medicaid enrollees. We applied an interrupted time series framework to administrative Michigan Medicaid claims data to determine if PMAD monthly diagnosis or treatment rates

Factors in Hand Surgery Access for Rheumatoid Arthritis Before vs After the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has severe functional and economic consequences. The implications of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) and demographic factors for access to surgical treatment are unclear. To investigate factors associated with time to RA hand

Primary Care Physician Network Overlap Between Medicaid and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Marketplace. This cross-sectional study quantifies Medicaid and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace overlap among primary care physicians.

Medicaid Expansion Under the Affordable Care Act and Early Mortality Following Lung Cancer Surgery. Medicaid expansion under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is associated with gains in health insurance coverage, earlier stage diagnosis, and improved survival among patients with cancer. To examine the association of Medicaid expansion with changes in early mortality among adults

Trends in Medicaid Take-Up Among Eligible Adults After the Affordable Care Act Medicaid Expansions: 2014-2019. Little is known about how take-up of Medicaid among eligible adults has changed since 2014. This study used data from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey to examine changes in Medicaid enrollment among Medicaid-eligible adults between 2014 and 2019. Eligibility for Medicaid 44.1% in 2014-2015 to 53.8% in 2016-2017. Among pre-Affordable Care Act (ACA)-eligible adults, there was no statistically significant change in the proportion enrolled in Medicaid between 2014-2015 and 2016-2017 (66.8% and 69.7%, respectively). There were significant differences in changes in take-up rates across population subgroups.

The Impact of Race and the Affordable Care Act on Thyroid Carcinoma Outcomes: A National Cancer Database Study. To assess the impact of race and the Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010 on disease presentation and overall survival for patients with well-differentiated thyroid carcinoma. Cross-sectional study of patients (n = 51,078) who underwent partial or total thyroidectomy with or without

Health insurance among survivors of childhood cancer following affordable care act implementation. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) increased private non-employer health insurance options, expanded Medicaid eligibility, and provided pre-existing health conditions protections. We evaluated insurance coverage among long-term adult survivors of childhood cancer pre/post-ACA implementation. Using

Changes in Facility Share of Medicaid-Insured Patients with Urologic Cancers Following Implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. To examine Medicaid-insurance acceptance at facilities treating urologic cancers following implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). We conducted a retrospective, longitudinal study with a pre-post design. We accessed 2010-2017 data from

Improved survival and decreased cancer deaths in young adults with cancer after passage of the Affordable Care Act Dependent Coverage Expansion. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) allowed Americans aged 19-25 years to remain on their parents' health insurance plans until age 26 years (the Dependent Care Expansion [DCE]). Have those with cancer diagnoses benefited? The ACE DCE 7 ). During the first decade of the ACA, eligible young adults with cancer have had significantly improved survival and mortality. Additional policies expanding insurance coverage and enabling earlier cancer diagnosis among young adults are needed. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) Dependent Care Expansion (DCE) that began in the United States in 2011 allowed young adults aged 19-25 years

Affordable Care Act's Preventive Services Coverage Mandate and Receipt of Fluoride Varnish. The Affordable Care Act required private insurers to cover a set of recommended preventive services without cost-sharing. This included coverage of fluoride varnish (FV) applications without cost-sharing for children aged 1 through 5 during medical visits, an evidence-based treatment that prevents tooth with the change among children aged 6 to 9 years (P < .001; 95% confidence interval = 0.1-0.22). When examining spillover to children with Medicaid, the mandate was not associated with a significant increase in the probability of monthly FV receipt 1-year postmandate. This Affordable Care Act mandate requiring coverage of FV without cost-sharing was associated with higher rates of young children receiving FV

Effects of the Affordable Care Act on Contraception, Pregnancy, and Pregnancy Termination Rates. To investigate the effects of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and its elimination of cost-sharing on contraception utilization, pregnancy rates, and abortion rates. We conducted a retrospective cohort study within a healthcare system serving over 4.5 million insured members across 21 medical centers time-series analyses, while contraception use continued to increase post-ACA, new pregnancy rates declined at a faster rate than pre-ACA, and abortion rates continued to fall, though at a slightly slower pace than pre-ACA (p<0.05 for all trends). The Affordable Care Act's elimination of contraception cost-sharing led to increased contraception use, particularly LARC methods, and contributed

Affordable Care Act on Trauma and Emergency General Surgery - Impact of This website uses cookies. By continuing you are agreeing to our privacy statement.CloseSkip to main contentEastern Association for the Surgery of TraumaJobsFellowshipsNews & EventsFind a MemberSearchSearchSIGN INEducation & ResourcesCareer DevelopmentResearchDevelopment FundScholarships & AwardsMembershipAbout EASTEducation site (www.jtrauma.com).Online date: July 12, 2019BACKGROUND Trauma and emergency general surgery (EGS) patients who are uninsured have worse outcomes as compared with insured patients. Partially modeled after the 2006 Massachusetts Healthcare Reform (MHR), the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was passed in 2010 with the goal of expanding health insurance coverage, primarily through state

Impact of Affordable Care Act on Trauma and Emergency General Surgery Downloadedfrom https://journals.lww.com/jtraumaby SHrJlXRiF9wyGdmDxC/n4ZvpFObN52W8/pJs1OP5wSe8gFsvgypyd1IoKm1sOFkZv1K8SX2R9B65BkYPRgcPtMQCRf/IzvVQaOu4uz61ZYv4n2SlVPyMQA==on 08/13/2019Downloadedfrom https://journals.lww.com/jtraumaby SHrJlXRiF9wyGdmDxC/n4ZvpFObN52W8/pJs1OP5wSe8gFsvgypyd1IoKm1sOFkZv1K8SX2R9B65BkYPRgcPtMQCRf /IzvVQaOu4uz61ZYv4n2SlVPyMQA==on 08/13/2019Impact of the Affordable Care Act on trauma and emergencygeneral surgery: An Eastern Association for the Surgery of Traumasystematic review and meta-analysisYasmin A. Zerhouni, MD, John W. Scott, MD, MPH, Christina Ta, BA, Paul Chiu-Hsieh Hsu, PhD,Marie Crandall, MD, MPH, Stephen C. Gale, MD, MBA, Andrew J. Schoenfeld, MD, MSc,Anthony J. Bottiggi, MD, Edward E. Cornwell, III, MD

Changes in coverage among non-elderly adults with chronic diseases following Affordable Care Act implementation. Changes in insurance coverage after the Affordable Care Act (ACA) among non-elderly adults with self-reported chronic conditions across income categories have not been described. To examine changes in insurance coverage after the ACA among non-elderly adults with chronic conditions

Long-term impact of the Affordable Care Act's dependent coverage mandate on young women with gynecologic cancer. The dependent coverage mandate in the 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA) allows young adults to stay on a parent's private insurance through age 26. While this mandate is associated with gains in insurance and early-stage cancer diagnosis, its long-term impact on survival is unknown

Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Providing Equitable Healthcare Access for Inflammatory Bowel Disease in the Kentucky Appalachian Region. Medicaid expansion improved insurance coverage for patients with chronic conditions and low income. The effect of Medicaid expansion on patients with inflammatory bowel disease from high-poverty communities is unknown. This study aimed to evaluate

Persistent Disparities in Access to Elective Colorectal Cancer Surgery After Medicaid Expansion Under the Affordable Care Act: A Multi-State Evaluation. Despite their higher incidence of colorectal cancer, ethnoracial minority and low-income patients have reduced access to elective colorectal cancer surgery. Although the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion increased screening colonoscopies