Increased Utilization of Total Joint Arthroplasty After Medicaid Expansion.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The expansion of state Medicaid programs under the U.S. Affordable Care Act has led to a dramatic increase in the number of Americans with health insurance coverage. Prior analyses of a limited number of states have suggested that greater utilization of total hip arthroplasty (THA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA) should be expected after Medicaid expansion. The purpose of our study was to examine whether increased utilization of THA and TKA occurred across a broader range of states after Medicaid expansion.

Methods

We analyzed administrative data from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project from 9 states (Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Massachusetts, Maryland, Nevada, New York, and Vermont) that expanded Medicaid in 2014 and 2 states that did not expand

SUBMITTER: Dy CJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8186843 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature