2018
Trends in 30-Day Readmission Rates for Medicare and Non-Medicare Patients in the Era of the Affordable Care Act
Angraal S, Khera R, Zhou S, Wang Y, Lin Z, Dharmarajan K, Desai NR, Bernheim SM, Drye EE, Nasir K, Horwitz LI, Krumholz HM. Trends in 30-Day Readmission Rates for Medicare and Non-Medicare Patients in the Era of the Affordable Care Act. The American Journal Of Medicine 2018, 131: 1324-1331.e14. PMID: 30016636, PMCID: PMC6380174, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2018.06.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHumansMaleMedicareOdds RatioPatient Protection and Affordable Care ActPatient ReadmissionRisk FactorsUnited StatesConceptsHospital Readmissions Reduction ProgramReadmission ratesAcute myocardial infarctionHeart failurePatient groupMyocardial infarctionCause readmission rateNationwide Readmissions DatabaseReadmissions Reduction ProgramNon-Medicare patientsNon-target conditionsLower readmissionAffordable Care ActMedicare beneficiariesAge groupsPrivate insuranceCare ActPneumoniaInfarctionPatientsReduction programsMedicareGroupReadmissionFailure
2017
Burden of Catastrophic Health Expenditures for Acute Myocardial Infarction and Stroke Among Uninsured in the United States
Khera R, Hong JC, Saxena A, Arrieta A, Virani SS, Blankstein R, de Lemos JA, Krumholz HM, Nasir K. Burden of Catastrophic Health Expenditures for Acute Myocardial Infarction and Stroke Among Uninsured in the United States. Circulation 2017, 137: 408-410. PMID: 29133601, PMCID: PMC5780190, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.117.030128.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultFemaleHealth Care CostsHealth ExpendituresHealth Services AccessibilityHospital ChargesHospital CostsHumansIncomeMaleMedically UninsuredMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionPatient Protection and Affordable Care ActProcess Assessment, Health CareStrokeTime FactorsUnited StatesYoung Adult