IntroductionThe Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion in 2014 improved access to care. However, not all states adopted the expansion, and debates on reform or repeal continue. In addition, few studies have analyzed differential effects by demographic characteristics.MethodsUsing nationally...

This study investigated whether the type of hospital in which a Medicare beneficiary is admitted for hip fracture, stroke, coronary heart disease, or congestive heart failure matters in terms of amount and timing of Medicare payments and survival. In total, government hospitals were the least...

We examine how changes in hospital ownership to and from for-profit status affect quality and Medicare payments per hospital stay. We hypothesize that hospitals converting to for-profit ownership boost postacquisition profitability by reducing dimensions of quality not readily observed by...