The Affordable Care Act: implications for health-care equity
A Gaffney, D McCormick - The Lancet, 2017 - thelancet.com
Inequalities in medical care are endemic in the USA. The Affordable Care Act (ACA), passed
in 2010 and fully implemented in 2014, was intended to expand coverage and bring about a …
in 2010 and fully implemented in 2014, was intended to expand coverage and bring about a …
The Affordable Care Act and access to care across the cancer control continuum: a review at 10 years
Lack of health insurance coverage is strongly associated with poor cancer outcomes in the
United States. The uninsured are less likely to have access to timely and effective cancer …
United States. The uninsured are less likely to have access to timely and effective cancer …
Association between teaching status and mortality in US hospitals
Importance Few studies have analyzed contemporary data on outcomes at US teaching
hospitals vs nonteaching hospitals. Objective To examine risk-adjusted outcomes for …
hospitals vs nonteaching hospitals. Objective To examine risk-adjusted outcomes for …
Narrow networks on the health insurance marketplaces: prevalence, pricing, and the cost of network breadth
Anecdotal reports and systematic research highlight the prevalence of narrow-network plans
on the Affordable Care Act's health insurance Marketplaces. At the same time, Marketplace …
on the Affordable Care Act's health insurance Marketplaces. At the same time, Marketplace …
Secret shoppers find access to providers and network accuracy lacking for those in marketplace and commercial plans
The adequacy of provider networks for plans sold through insurance Marketplaces
established under the Affordable Care Act has received much scrutiny recently. Various …
established under the Affordable Care Act has received much scrutiny recently. Various …
Comparison of costs of care for Medicare patients hospitalized in teaching and nonteaching hospitals
Importance Little empirical work has been performed on whether teaching hospitals are
more expensive when considering total costs of care for an acute care episode. Objective To …
more expensive when considering total costs of care for an acute care episode. Objective To …
Breadth and exclusivity of hospital and physician networks in US insurance markets
Importance Little is known about the breadth of health care networks or the degree to which
different insurers' networks overlap. Objective To quantify network breadth and exclusivity …
different insurers' networks overlap. Objective To quantify network breadth and exclusivity …
Variation in the ratio of physician charges to Medicare payments by specialty and region
G Bai, GF Anderson - Jama, 2017 - jamanetwork.com
Methods| The Johns Hopkins University institutional review board determined that this study
did not qualify as human subjects research. Medicare physician utilization and payment data …
did not qualify as human subjects research. Medicare physician utilization and payment data …
Effects of the ACA's health insurance marketplaces on the previously uninsured: a quasi-experimental analysis
Descriptive studies have suggested that the Affordable Care Act's (ACA's) health insurance
Marketplaces improved access to care. However, no evidence from quasi-experimental …
Marketplaces improved access to care. However, no evidence from quasi-experimental …
Primary care physician networks in Medicare advantage
Medicare Advantage (MA) plans often establish restrictive networks of covered providers.
Some policy makers have raised concerns that networks may have become excessively …
Some policy makers have raised concerns that networks may have become excessively …