Early Impact of the Affordable Care Act Coverage Expansion on Safety-Net Hospital Inpatient Payer Mix and Market Shares

Following Medicaid expansion, non safety-net hospitals experienced a greater percentage increase in Medicaid stays than did safety-net hospitals, which may reflect patient choice or a crowd-out of private insurance.

Source: RAND Research Health and Health Care - February 14, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Vivian Y. Wu; Kathryn R. Fingar; H. Joanna Jiang; Raynard Washington; Andrew W. Mulcahy; Eli Cutler; Gary Pickens Source Type: research