New analysis shows states with Medicaid expansion experienced declines in uninsured hospital discharges

New analysis shows states with Medicaid expansion experienced declines in uninsured hospital discharges

Collection:
Health Policy and Services Research
Series Title(s):
Issue brief (Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation)
Author(s):
Rudowitz, Robin, author
Garfield, Rachel, author
Contributor(s):
Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, issuing body.
Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, issuing body.
Publication:
Menlo Park, CA : Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, September 2015
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Medicaid -- trends
Medically Uninsured -- statistics & numerical data
Patient Discharge -- trends
United States
United States.
Genre(s):
Technical Report
Abstract:
Expanded health insurance coverage through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is having a major impact on hospital payer mix across the country. Similar to other reports recently released, new data examining hospital discharges in 16 states with data through the second quarter in 2014 show increases in Medicaid and declines in uninsured or self-pay discharges in states that implemented the Medicaid expansion. These trends hold true for all hospital discharges as well as for specific services such as mental health or asthma. This information adds to a growing body of evidence indicating that coverage expansions are affecting providers and may lead to decreases in uncompensated care for the uninsured. These 16 states include 6 states that have not implemented (Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Missouri, Virginia, and Wisconsin) and 10 states that had implemented the Medicaid expansion (Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York) by the second quarter in 2014.
Copyright:
Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
Extent:
1 online resource (1 PDF file (3 pages, 1 unnumbered page))
Illustrations:
Illustrations
NLM Unique ID:
101669715 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101669715