Effect of Medicaid expansion on inflammatory bowel disease and healthcare utilization.
Am J Surg
; 232: 102-106, 2024 Jun.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Kentucky was among the first to adopt Medicaid expansion, resulting in reducing uninsured rates from 14.3% to 6.4%. We hypothesize that Medicaid expansion resulted in increased elective healthcare utilization and reductions in emergency treatments by patients suffering Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD).METHODS:
The Hospital Inpatient Discharge and Outpatient Services Database (HIDOSD) identified all encounters related to IBD from 2009 to 2020 in Kentucky. Several demographic variables were compared in pre- and post-Medicaid expansion adoption.RESULTS:
Our study analyzed 3386 pre-expansion and 24,255 post-expansion encounters for IBD patients. Results showed that hospitalization rates dropped (47.7%-8.4%), outpatient visits increased (52.3%-91.6%) and Emergency visits decreased (36.7%-11.4%). Admission following a clinical referral similarly increased with a corresponding drop in emergency room admissions. Hospital costs and lengths of stay also dropped following Medicaid expansion.CONCLUSION:
In the IBD population, Medicaid expansion improved access to preventative care, reduced hospital costs by decreasing emergency care, and increased elective care pathways.Palabras clave
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Enfermedades Inflamatorias del Intestino
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Aceptación de la Atención de Salud
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Medicaid
Tipo de estudio:
Guideline
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Prognostic_studies
Aspecto:
Implementation_research
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am J Surg
Año:
2024
Tipo del documento:
Article