| Autor: |
Santry, Heena P., Collins, Courtney E., Wiseman, Jason T., Flahive, Julie M., Psoinos, Charles M., Chau, Zeling, Shah, Shimul A., Kiefe, Catarina I. |
| Rok vydání: |
2013 |
| DOI: |
10.13028/m6f7-v783 |
| Popis: |
Background: As a result of healthcare reform (HCR), insurance rates among Massachusetts (MA) residents increased from 86.6% (2006) to 94.4% (2010) and conferred a 7.6% higher probability of being insured compared to neighboring states. The effect of an individual mandate on insurance rates among trauma patients is unknown. Methods: This was retrospective analysis of adult (18-64yrs) trauma patients from MA and surrounding states (NH, RI, CT, NY, VT) treated at our level 1 trauma center in central MA before (2004-2005) and after (2009-2010) MA-HCR. We estimated changes in insurance rates across time-periods and state-residence. Results: Before MA-HCR, 76.7% (1647/2,148) of injured MA residents had insurance compared to 84.3% (2088/2477) post-HCR (p |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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