In 2006, the Massachusetts healthcare reform was introduced to mandate health insurance,
extend eligibility of publicly subsidised health insurance, improve quality and access to care …

Context Massachusetts enacted health care reform in 2006 to expand insurance coverage
and improve access to health care. The objective of our study was to compare trends in …

BACKGROUND: The 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) has been
controversial. The potential impact of national healthcare reform may be considered using a …

Objectives. We examined the impact of Massachusetts health reform and its public health
component (enacted in 2006) on change in health insurance coverage by perceived health …

Background Massachusetts health reform has achieved near-universal insurance coverage,
yet little is known about the effects of this legislation on disparities. Objective Since …

Using data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, we examine the causal
impact of the Affordable Care Act on health-related outcomes after 3 years. We estimate …

In 2006, Massachusetts passed health care reform legislation designed to achieve nearly
universal coverage through a combination of insurance market reforms, mandates, and …

The US population receives suboptimal levels of preventive care and has a high prevalence
of risky health behaviors. One goal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was to increase …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Expansion of health insurance coverage, and hence clinical
preventive services (CPS), provides an opportunity for improvements in the health of adults …

Objective To evaluate the impact of Kentucky's full rollout of the Affordable Care Act on
disparities in access to care due to poverty. Data Source Restricted version of the Behavioral …