Impact of the affordable care act on utilization of benefits of eye care and primary care examinations.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To determine the impact of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on utilization of benefits of both eye care and primary care examinations in individuals who did not have health insurance prior to the ACA.

Methods

Patients examined in an urban eye clinic from 2017 to 2018 were invited to participate. Patients were classified into two groups: Insured Group, who had health insurance before and after the ACA; The ACA Group, who had insurance only after the ACA. Patients were surveyed on how often they were examined by their eye care and primary care physicians before and after the ACA. The care utilization frequency was categorized into 3 levels: Frequent Care Use, Rare Care Use, and Never. To test the utilization of benefits frequency difference between two groups, the z-ratio

SUBMITTER: Pang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7605705 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature