Changes in emergency department use associated with Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act: A comparison of waiver and traditional expansion states.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine whether changes in emergency department use associated with Medicaid expansions differed between states undergoing waiver and traditional expansions.

Methods

Design: This study was a cross-sectional difference-in-difference and event studies of Medicaid Expansion among states that expanded during or after 2014. Setting: We used a nationally representative cross-sectional survey from all 50 United States and the District of Columbia from 2010 to 2016. Participants: Adults aged 19-65 years with incomes <138% of the federal poverty level were included. Main Outcomes and Measures: Main outcomes were self-reported emergency department (ED) utilization in the last 12 months.

Results

Individuals in states across all expansion types were not more likely

SUBMITTER: Shearer E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10616539 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature