Effect of insurance expansion on utilization of inpatient surgery

JAMA Surgery

Volumn 149, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 829-836

  Ellimoottil, Chandy ^a,b   Miller, Sarah ^b   Ayanian, John Z ^a,b   Miller, David C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONDISCRETIONARY SURGERY; PREFERENCE SENSITIVE PROCEDURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGERY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MIDDLE AGED; NEW JERSEY; NEW YORK; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84906683929     PISSN: 21686254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2014.857     Document Type: Article

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