Open AccessRecent Trends and the Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Emergency Department Visits and Hospitalizations for Gastrointestinal, Pancreatic, and Liver Diseases
Author(s) -
Monique T. Barakat,
Aditi Mithal,
Robert J. Huang,
Alka Sehgal,
Anil Sehgal,
Gurkirpal Singh,
Subhas Banerjee
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of clinical gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.141
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1539-2031
pISSN - 0192-0790
DOI - 10.1097/mcg.0000000000001102
Subject(s) - medicaid , medicine , emergency department , vomiting , emergency medicine , reimbursement , liver disease , health insurance , health care , pediatrics , psychiatry , economics , economic growth
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) with Medicaid expansion implemented in 2014, extended health insurance to >20-million previously uninsured individuals. However, it is unclear whether enhanced primary care access with Medicaid expansion decreased emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations for gastrointestinal (GI)/pancreatic/liver diseases.