Diagnosis and Care of Chronic Health Conditions Among Medicaid Expansion Enrollees: a Mixed-Methods Observational Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

It is uncertain how Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act influences the diagnosis of chronic health conditions, and the care and health of enrollees with chronic conditions.

Objective

Describe the prevalence of new and pre-existing chronic health conditions among Medicaid expansion enrollees. Examine whether perceived changes in specific types of access and self-rated health status differed between enrollees with chronic conditions and those without. Examine how gaining Medicaid coverage affected chronic disease management and well-being.

Design

Mixed-methods study including a telephone survey and semi-structured interviews.

Setting

Michigan's Medicaid expansion, the "Healthy Michigan Plan" (HMP).

Participants

4090 survey responden

SUBMITTER: Rosland AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6848397 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature