Association of the Affordable Care Acts Medicaid Expansion With Care Quality and Outcomes for Low-Income Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure [Original Article]
Conclusions:
Medicaid expansion was associated with a significant decline in uninsured HF hospitalizations but not improvements in quality of care or in-hospital mortality among sites participating in a national quality improvement initiative. Efforts beyond insurance expansion are needed to improve in-hospital outcomes for low-income patients with HF.
Source: Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes - Category: Cardiology Authors: Wadhera, R. K., Joynt Maddox, K. E., Fonarow, G. C., Zhao, X., Heidenreich, P. A., DeVore, A. D., Matsouaka, R. A., Hernandez, A. F., Yancy, C. W., Bhatt, D. L. Tags: Heart Failure, Ethics and Policy, Health Services, Mortality/Survival, Quality and Outcomes Original Article Source Type: research
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