Tag: Insurance: Medicaid
Nonphysican Practitioners Filling Post-ACA Primary Care Gap
New Medicaid beneficiaries seeing nurse practitioners, physician assistants
First States to Expand Medicaid Had Largest Bump in Cancer Screening
States expanding Medicaid later had screening rates more comparable to nonexpansion states
Increase in CV Mortality Smaller With Medicaid Expansion
Counties in states that expanded Medicaid had significantly smaller increase in cardiovascular mortality
Medicaid Expansion Cuts Racial Disparities in Preterm Births
Overall rates of low birth weight unchanged, but reduction seen in disparities for black infants
Medicaid Reimbursement for Breast Radiation Varies by State
Across 48 states and D.C., total episode reimbursement varied from $2,945 to $15,218
Cardiovascular Mortality Lower With Medicaid Expansion
Lower cardiovascular mortality rates seen for middle-aged adults in states that expanded Medicaid
Healthy Food Rx Could Be Cost-Effective for Medicare, Medicaid
Coverage for healthy food could improve health, reduce costs, and pay for itself after five years
Risk for Uninsurance in AMI Patients Reduced With Medicaid Expansion
Similar in-hospital mortality seen for low-income patients with AMI in expansion versus nonexpansion states
Outcomes Poorer for Medicaid Beneficiaries With STEMI
Rates of revascularization lower, in-hospital mortality higher for Medicaid versus privately insured
Insurance Coverage for Adult Obesity Care Increasing
Findings among Medicaid, state employee health insurance programs in 2009 to 2017
