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. 2021 Jun 1;4(6):e2114343.
doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.14343.

Changes in Hospitalizations at US Safety-Net Hospitals Following Medicaid Expansion

Karen E Lasser  1   2   3   4 , Zhixiu Liu  5 , Meng-Yun Lin  5 , Michael K Paasche-Orlow  1   2   3 , Amresh Hanchate  5
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Changes in Hospitalizations at US Safety-Net Hospitals Following Medicaid Expansion

Karen E Lasser et al. JAMA Netw Open. .

Abstract

This cross-sectional study examines whether inpatient utilization among patients with lower socioeconomic status and among those who belong to racial/ethnic minority groups changed differentially in states that expanded Medicaid following the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA).

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Lasser reported receiving grants from National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities during the conduct of the study. Ms Liu reported receiving grants from the National Institutes of Health during the conduct of the study. Dr Hanchate reported receiving grants from the National Institutes of Health during the conduct of the study. Dr Paasche-Orlow reported receiving grants from National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities during the conduct of the study. No other disclosures were reported.

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