Impact of ACA Insurance Coverage Expansion on Perforated Appendix Rates Among Young Adults

Medical Care

Volumn 54, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 818-826

  Scott, John W ^a,b   Rose, John A ^a   Tsai, Thomas C ^a,c   Zogg, Cheryl K ^a   Shrime, Mark G ^b,d   Sommers, Benjamin D ^a,c   Salim, Ali ^a   Haider, Adil H ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

Author keywords

access; Affordable Care Act; appendectomy; disparities; emergency general; health policy; insurance; surgery

Indexed keywords

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDIX PERFORATION; ARTICLE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MINORITY GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; TEACHING HOSPITAL; URBAN AREA; AGE; APPENDICITIS; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; INSURANCE; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; APPENDICITIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84976530917     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: 15371948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0000000000000586     Document Type: Article

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