Expanding eligibility for Medicaid was a central goal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which
continues to be debated and discussed at the state and federal levels as further reforms are …

Background: In this systematic review, the authors report on the current state of health
disparities research in plastic surgery and consider how equity-oriented interventions are …

Medicaid patients are known to have reduced access to care compared with privately
insured patients; however, quantifying this disparity with large controlled studies remains a …

Background: There is literature on the association between chronic preoperative pain and
worse outcomes among patients undergoing hip arthroscopy for femoroacetabular …

Background: The goal of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) was to
expand patient access to health care. Since the rollout of the PPACA, Medicaid patients …

Socioeconomic Status Impacts Access to Orthopaedic Specialty... : JBJS Reviews Socioeconomic
Status Impacts Access to Orthopaedic Specialty Care : JBJS Reviews JBJS Journal Case …

Background Poor socioeconomic status is a significant barrier to health care in the United
States. Policy changes have attempted to expand insurance coverage in hopes of improving …

Background: Several recently published population-based studies have highlighted the
association between insurance status and survival in patients with various cancers such as …

Background Despite growing demand for breast reconstruction, financial disincentives to
perform breast reconstruction in patients with government-sponsored insurance plans may …

Purpose To evaluate trends in Medicare physician reimbursements for 20 common hand
procedures/surgeries from 2002 to 2018. Methods The Physician Fee Schedule Look-up …