Tag: Affordable Care Act
ACA Provisions Tied to Change in Profile of Frequent ER Users
After controlling for patient-level characteristics, odds of being frequent ER user down in Medicaid-insured
Number of IUD Insertions Up After ACA Contraceptive Mandate
Increase in use depends on the amount of reduction in out-of-pocket costs
ACA Marketplaces Expand Coverage for Chronically Ill
Enrollees have more chronic conditions, health care use versus other privately insured individuals
ACA Has Provided Better Access to Care for Cancer Survivors
From 2010 to 2016, decrease seen each year in proportion of survivors reporting delayed medical care
Coverage Increased After ACA for Patients With Diabetes
Health insurance coverage up from 2009 to 2016 among adults with diabetes aged 18 to 64 years
ACA Dependent Coverage Tied to Increased Prenatal Care
Increased early, adequate prenatal care, decreased preterm birth, especially among unmarried women
Early-Stage Cancer Diagnoses Up With ACA’s Medicaid Expansions
Both overall and early diagnosis of cancer increased in first year of expansions
Preventive Care for Adolescents Up Since ACA Implementation
Still, most adolescents are not going to well visits, and overall preventive care rates are low
Incidence of Early-Stage Breast CA, CRC Up With ACA Adoption
No change in incidence of locally advanced or metastatic-stage cancer after ACA adoption
Uninsurance Down by One-Third for Cancer Diagnoses in 2014
Significant decreases in uninsurance seen across all stages and sites assessed in first year of ACA
