Browsing by Subject "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act"

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    Commercial Insurance Coverage Decline Associated with Affordable Care Act: What's Next?
    (Ohio Valley Society of Plastic Surgeons, 2017-02-15) Fielding, Stephen M.; Jerkins, David; Johnson, R. Michael
    BACKGROUND: A key feature of the Affordable Care Act was the establishment of insurance exchanges and subsidies to assist Americans in obtaining affordable commercial insurance. This study was undertaken to determine whether this effort has met its goal. METHODS: A review of all patients requiring surgery for maxillofacial trauma at a level 1 trauma center was undertaken for time periods before the Affordable Care Act was passed (2008 and 2009), while partially in effect (2012), and after the establishment exchanges and subsidies (2014). Insurance statuses were recorded and rates of commercial insurance coverage during each period were compared. RESULTS: A total of 1,123 patients were included. Of these, 511 were treated before passage of the Affordable Care Act, 288 were treated in 2012, and 324 were treated in 2014. Before passage, 50.5% of patients had commercial insurance. This number was virtually unchanged in 2012. However, after the insurance exchanges and subsidies were established, the percentage of patients with commercial insurance fell to 36.73% (p = 0.004). CONCLUSIONS: Surprisingly, the establishment of insurance exchanges and subsidies through the Affordable Care Act was associated with a decline in rates of commercial insurance coverage. Trends in reimbursement patterns will need to be followed if the law is repealed and replaced.
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    Effect of the Affordable Care Act on diabetes care at major health centers: newly detected diabetes and diabetes medication management
    (BMJ, 2021-06) Furmanchuk, Al'ona; Liu, Mei; Song, Xing; Waitman, Lemuel R.; Meurer, John R.; Osinski, Kristen; Stoddard, Alexander; Chrischilles, Elizabeth; McClay, James C.; Cowell, Lindsay G.; Tachinardi, Umberto; Embi, Peter J.; Mosa, Abu Saleh Mohammad; Mandhadi, Vasanthi; Shah, Raj C.; Garcia, Diana; Angulo, Francisco; Patino, Alejandro; Trick, William E.; Markossian, Talar W.; Rasmussen-Torvik, Laura J.; Kho, Abel N.; Black, Bernard S.; Biostatistics, School of Public Health
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    Health Information Technology and Accountable Care Organizations: A Systematic Review and Future Directions
    (AcademyHealth, 2019-07-08) Balio, Casey P.; Apathy, Nate C.; Danek, Robin L.; Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health
    Background: Since the inception of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), many have acknowledged the potential synergy between ACOs and health information technology (IT) in meeting quality and cost goals. Objective: We conducted a systematic review of the literature in order to describe what research has been conducted at the intersection of health IT and ACOs and identify directions for future research. Methods: We identified empirical studies discussing the use of health IT via PubMed search with subsequent snowball reference review. The type of health IT, how health IT was included in the study, use of theory, population, and findings were extracted from each study. Results: Our search resulted in 32 studies describing the intersection of health IT and ACOs, mainly in the form of electronic health records and health information exchange. Studies were divided into three streams by purpose; those that considered health IT as a factor for ACO participation, health IT use by current ACOs, and ACO performance as a function of health IT capabilities. Although most studies found a positive association between health IT and ACO participation, studies that address the performance of ACOs in terms of their health IT capabilities show more mixed results. Conclusions: In order to better understand this emerging relationship between health IT and ACO performance, we propose future research should consider more quasi-experimental studies, the use of theory, and merging health, quality, cost, and health IT use data across ACO member organizations.