Financial toxicity after trauma and acute care surgery: From understanding to action

JW Scott, LM Knowlton, P Murphy… - Journal of Trauma …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Gains in inpatient survival over the last five decades have shifted the burden of major
injuries and surgical emergencies from the acute phase to their long-term sequelae. More …

The affordable care act at 10 years: evaluating the evidence and navigating an uncertain future

PU Neiman, TC Tsai, RW Bergmark, A Ibrahim… - Journal of Surgical …, 2021 - Elsevier
The year 2020 marks the 10th anniversary of the signing of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
Perhaps the greatest overhaul of the US health care system in the past 50 y, the ACA sought …

Insult to injury: national analysis of return to work and financial outcomes of trauma patients

PU Neiman, KK Taylor, B Sinco… - Journal of trauma and …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND While much of trauma care is rightly focused on improving inpatient
survival, the ultimate goal of recovery is to help patients return to their daily lives after injury …

Unmet social health needs as a driver of inequitable outcomes after surgery: a cross-sectional analysis of the National Health Interview Survey

KK Taylor, PU Neiman, S Bonner… - Annals of …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Objective: This study aims to identify opportunities to improve surgical equity by evaluating
unmet social health needs by race, ethnicity, and insurance type. Background: Although …

Changes in health care–related financial burden for US families with children associated with the Affordable Care Act

LE Wisk, A Peltz, AA Galbraith - JAMA pediatrics, 2020 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The Affordable Care Act (ACA) sought to improve access and affordability of
health insurance. Although most ACA policies targeted childless adults, the extent to which …

Medicaid expansion and surgical care—evaluating the evidence

JW Scott, JZ Ayanian, JB Dimick - JAMA surgery, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
The 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA) has led to the most significant increase in health
insurance coverage in the past 50 years. The expansion of Medicaid eligibility to nonelderly …

Impact of the Affordable Care Act on presentation, treatment, and outcomes of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma

HA Lima, Z Moazzam, Y Endo, L Alaimo, A Diaz… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Background The Affordable Care Act (ACA) transformed the US healthcare system,
expanding healthcare insurance coverage. However, its impact on rare malignancies that …

Catastrophic expenditures in California trauma patients after the Affordable Care Act: reduced financial risk and racial disparities

C Liu, AS Rahman, TE Chao - The American Journal of Surgery, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Hospital charges due to major injury can result in high out-of-pocket expenses
for patients. We analyzed the effect of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on catastrophic health …

The burden of out-of-pocket expenditure related to gynaecological cancer in Malaysia

CH Liew, FH Shabaruddin, M Dahlui - Healthcare, 2022 - mdpi.com
This study aimed to estimate the economic burden on gynaecological cancer patients and
their households, in terms of out-of-pocket expenditure, catastrophic health expenditure …

Financial burden of traumatic injury amongst the privately insured

SJ Fu, K Arnow, A Trickey, DA Spain, A Morris… - Annals of …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Objective: We sought to evaluate the overall financial burden associated with traumatic
injury amongst patients with private insurance and assess the effect of high deductible plans …