Affordable care act medicaid expansion reduced uninsured hospital stays in 2014

Sayeh Nikpay; Thomas Buchmueller; Helen G. Levy

doi:10.1377/hlthaff.2015.1144

Affordable care act medicaid expansion reduced uninsured hospital stays in 2014

Sayeh Nikpay, Thomas Buchmueller, Helen G. Levy

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In states that expanded Medicaid, uninsured hospital stays decreased sharply and Medicaid stays increased sharply in the first two quarters of 2014. There was no change in payer mix in states that did not expand Medicaid.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	106-110
Number of pages	5
Journal	Health Affairs
Volume	35
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2015.1144
State	Published - 2016
Externally published	Yes

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The authors thank Anne Elixhauser and Claudia Steiner for helpful comments. Helen Levy acknowledges financial support from the National Institute on Aging (Grant No. NIA K01AG034232).

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