2020
Impact of the Young Adult Dependent Coverage Expansion on Opioid Overdoses and Deaths: a Quasi-Experimental Study
Coupet E, Werner RM, Polsky D, Karp D, Delgado MK. Impact of the Young Adult Dependent Coverage Expansion on Opioid Overdoses and Deaths: a Quasi-Experimental Study. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2020, 35: 1783-1788. PMID: 31898130, PMCID: PMC7280374, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-019-05605-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnalgesics, OpioidDrug OverdoseHeroinHumansOpiate OverdosePatient Protection and Affordable Care ActUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsED encountersDependent coverage expansionAffordable Care ActOpioid overdosesOpioid overdoseHospital deathPrescription opioidsOpioid epidemicHospital mortality rateOpioid pain medicationsEmergency department encounterPrescription opioid epidemicNon-prescription opioidsCoverage expansionMain MeasuresRatesMethadone overdosesPain medicationSignificant changesMortality rateOpioidsOverdosesQuasi-experimental studyU.S. adultsKey ResultsTherePrivate insurance
2018
Shift in U.S. payer responsibility for the acute care of violent injuries after the Affordable Care Act: Implications for prevention
Coupet E, Karp D, Wiebe DJ, Delgado M. Shift in U.S. payer responsibility for the acute care of violent injuries after the Affordable Care Act: Implications for prevention. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2018, 36: 2192-2196. PMID: 29653788, PMCID: PMC6162187, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2018.03.070.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overDatabases, FactualEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleHospital ChargesHumansMaleMedicaidMedically UninsuredMedicareMiddle AgedPatient Protection and Affordable Care ActRetrospective StudiesUnited StatesUtilization ReviewViolenceWounds and InjuriesYoung AdultConceptsNationwide Emergency Department SampleAcute careViolent injuryEmergency departmentAffordable Care ActMedicaid expansionEmergency Department SampleCare ActAnnual chargesTotal annual chargesED visitsDiagnosis codesInjuryPrevention programsInterpersonal violenceViolence prevention programsMedicaid programCareMedicaidPreventionTotal chargePayersCharge dataSimilar amounts