The effect of Medicaid expansion on female gynecologic cancer-related inpatient admissions
Background: Mortality rate of female gynecologic cancer is higher among individuals without affordable health insurance. Objectives: We determined the impact of Medicaid expansion on the number of female gynecologic-related cancer inpatient admissions in Virginia (VA) relative to North Carolina (NC)...
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| description | Background: Mortality rate of female gynecologic cancer is higher among individuals without affordable health insurance. Objectives: We determined the impact of Medicaid expansion on the number of female gynecologic-related cancer inpatient admissions in Virginia (VA) relative to North Carolina (NC), the latter of which did not expand Medicaid. Design: This quasi-experimental study was restricted to women between 18 and 64 years old admitted to general, acute, and short-term hospitals with gynecologic cancer. Methods: We used Poisson fixed-effect event study regression to examine differences in the predicted number of female gynecologic-related cancer admissions in the quarters before and after Medicaid expansion (implemented in January 2019) in VA, compared to the same period in NC. Results: Even though not significant, the predicted number of female gynecologic cancer-related inpatient admissions in VA increased by 4.8%, 4.9%, and 5.5% in the second, third, and fourth quarter of 2019, respectively, compared to the first quarter of 2019. Conclusion: Medicaid expansion in VA increased access to health services for Medicaid members, possibly due to initial pent-up demand among uninsured individuals. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c306a1025f8949a788dbf12db28d8fe92024-12-16T13:03:59ZengSAGE PublishingWomen's Health1745-50652024-12-012010.1177/17455057241307080The effect of Medicaid expansion on female gynecologic cancer-related inpatient admissionsShiva Salehian0Michael Preston1Peter Cunningham2Dipankar Bandyopadhyay3Emmanuel Taylor4Health Policy Department, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USAHealth Policy Department, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USAHealth Policy Department, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USABiostatistics Department, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USAHealth Policy Department, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USABackground: Mortality rate of female gynecologic cancer is higher among individuals without affordable health insurance. Objectives: We determined the impact of Medicaid expansion on the number of female gynecologic-related cancer inpatient admissions in Virginia (VA) relative to North Carolina (NC), the latter of which did not expand Medicaid. Design: This quasi-experimental study was restricted to women between 18 and 64 years old admitted to general, acute, and short-term hospitals with gynecologic cancer. Methods: We used Poisson fixed-effect event study regression to examine differences in the predicted number of female gynecologic-related cancer admissions in the quarters before and after Medicaid expansion (implemented in January 2019) in VA, compared to the same period in NC. Results: Even though not significant, the predicted number of female gynecologic cancer-related inpatient admissions in VA increased by 4.8%, 4.9%, and 5.5% in the second, third, and fourth quarter of 2019, respectively, compared to the first quarter of 2019. Conclusion: Medicaid expansion in VA increased access to health services for Medicaid members, possibly due to initial pent-up demand among uninsured individuals.https://doi.org/10.1177/17455057241307080 |
| spellingShingle | Shiva Salehian Michael Preston Peter Cunningham Dipankar Bandyopadhyay Emmanuel Taylor The effect of Medicaid expansion on female gynecologic cancer-related inpatient admissions Women's Health |
| title | The effect of Medicaid expansion on female gynecologic cancer-related inpatient admissions |
| title_full | The effect of Medicaid expansion on female gynecologic cancer-related inpatient admissions |
| title_fullStr | The effect of Medicaid expansion on female gynecologic cancer-related inpatient admissions |
| title_full_unstemmed | The effect of Medicaid expansion on female gynecologic cancer-related inpatient admissions |
| title_short | The effect of Medicaid expansion on female gynecologic cancer-related inpatient admissions |
| title_sort | effect of medicaid expansion on female gynecologic cancer related inpatient admissions |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/17455057241307080 |
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