Impact of ACA Insurance Coverage Expansion on Perforated Appendix Rates Among Young Adults
Scott JW, Rose JA, Tsai TC, Zogg CK, Shrime MG, Sommers BD, Salim A, Haider AH. Impact of ACA Insurance Coverage Expansion on Perforated Appendix Rates Among Young Adults. Medical Care 2016, 54: 818-826. PMID: 27367865, PMCID: PMC5468100, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000586.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDependent coverage provisionAppendix ratePerforation rateYoung adultsHealth insurance plansComparator groupAcute conditionsUninsured rateYear oldsParents' health insurance plansSignificant reductionNational Inpatient SampleUrban teaching hospitalAge 26 yearsHealth care accessInsurance coverage expansionDifferences linear regressionCoverage expansionAcute appendicitisAffordable Care ActInpatient SampleTeaching hospitalCare accessRisk subpopulationsPostpolicy change