The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) expands access to health insurance in
the United States, and, to date, an estimated 20 million previously uninsured individuals …

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 …

Background: In 2014, only 26 states and the District of Columbia chose to implement the
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) Medicaid expansions for low-income …

Medicaid expansion undertaken through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is already producing
major changes in insurance coverage and access to care, but its potential impacts on the …

There is growing evidence that millions of adults have gained insurance coverage under the
Affordable Care Act, but less is known about how access to and affordability of care may be …

Black and Hispanic adults have long experienced higher uninsurance rates than white
adults. Under the Affordable Care Act, differences in uninsurance rates have narrowed for …

Objective: Many adults who have mental or substance use disorders or both experience
insurance-related barriers to care, contributing to low treatment utilization. Expanded …

Previous research has demonstrated large gains in insurance coverage associated with the
Affordable Care Act's (ACA's) Medicaid expansion in 2014. We used detailed federal survey …

Background: Little is known about whether insurance expansion affects the location and
type of emergency department (ED) use. Understanding these changes can inform state …

Objective To examine whether there have been changes in insurance coverage and health
care utilization for youth before and after the national implementation of the Patient …