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 paper compares cost and quality of care for Medicare patients hospitalized in for-profit hospitals contrasted with those in nonprofit and government hospitals following admission for hip fracture, stroke, coronary heart disease, or congestive heart failure. Cost of care in for-profit...

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...

The Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) expansion of Medicaid in 2014 has improved access to care, but data on its impact on health and mortality is limited. In this study, we use U.S. mortality data from 2011 to 2017 to analyze trends in mortality among adults ages 25-64 before and after Medicaid...

This paper compares cost and quality of care for Medicare patients hospitalized in for-profit hospitals contrasted with those in nonprofit and government hospitals following admission for hip fracture, stroke, coronary heart disease, or congestive heart failure. Cost of care in for-profit...