Fewer Hospitals Provide Operative Fracture Care to Medicaid Patients Than Otherwise-Insured Patients in 4 Large States

Conclusions:
Fewer hospitals provide operative fracture care to Medicaid patients than otherwise-insured patients, but Medicaid patients do not travel longer distances to the hospital on a population level.
Level of Evidence:
Prognostic Level III.

Source: Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma - May 24, 2019 Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Original Article Source Type: research