Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Disparities in Access to and Outcomes After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The aim of this study was to examine the effect of implementation of the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion on access to and outcomes after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery.

Methods

Retrospective observational study utilizing the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) National Inpatient Sample (NIS) from 2011 to 2016. The southern region of the USA was used as a control and the western region as the implementation group. Univariate regression models and interrupted time series models were created to evaluate and assess the impact of the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion on mortality after CABG with respect to patient race.

Results

From 2011 to 2016, a total of 117,819 isolated CABG operations were identified in the specifi

SUBMITTER: Hernandez-Morgan M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10645606 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature