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Research Studies is a compilation of published research articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers.
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1 to 6 of 6 Research Studies DisplayedHuguet N, Angier H, Hoopes MJ
Prevalence of pre-existing conditions among community health center patients before and after the Affordable Care Act.
Investigators assessed the prevalence of pre-existing conditions for community health center (CHC) patients who gained insurance coverage post-Affordable Care Act (ACA). They found that their study emphasized the high prevalence of pre-existing conditions among CHC patients and the large increase in the proportion of patients with at least one of these diagnoses post-ACA. They conclude that, given how common these conditions are, repealing pre-existing condition protections could be extremely harmful to millions of patients and would likely exacerbate health care and health disparities.
AHRQ-funded; HS024270.
Citation: Huguet N, Angier H, Hoopes MJ .
Prevalence of pre-existing conditions among community health center patients before and after the Affordable Care Act.
J Am Board Fam Med 2019 Nov-Dec;32(6):883-89. doi: 10.3122/jabfm.2019.06.190087..
Keywords: Health Status, Chronic Conditions, Health Insurance, Policy
Vistnes JP, Hill SC
AHRQ Author: Vistnes JP, Hill SC
The dynamics Of Medicaid enrollment, employment, and beneficiary health status.
In this article, the authors discuss the dynamics of Medicaid enrollment, employment and beneficiary status. Using national data, the investigators found that 13.9 percent of new, nonelderly adult Medicaid beneficiaries in 2015-16 had experienced a decline in health before enrollment, and a similar percentage had had jobs that ended before they enrolled.
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: Vistnes JP, Hill SC .
The dynamics Of Medicaid enrollment, employment, and beneficiary health status.
Health Aff 2019 Sep;38(9):1491-95. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2019.00066..
Keywords: Health Status, Medicaid, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), Policy
Jacobs PD, Duchovny N, Lipton BJ
AHRQ Author: Jacobs PD
Changes in health status and care use after ACA expansions among the insured and uninsured.
The authors investigated average health status and use of health care following the Affordable Care Act's insurance expansion provisions in 2014, finding that Medicaid enrollees and the uninsured were both healthier in 2014 than those respective groups were in 2013, but that those with individual private insurance coverage appeared less healthy as a group.
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: Jacobs PD, Duchovny N, Lipton BJ .
Changes in health status and care use after ACA expansions among the insured and uninsured.
Health Aff 2016 Jul;35(7):1184-8. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2015.1539.
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Keywords: Healthcare Costs, Health Insurance, Policy, Health Status, Medicaid
Ross RE, Garfield LD, Brown DS
The Affordable Care Act and implications for health care services for American Indian and Alaska Native individuals.
This paper summarizes the Affordable Care Act provisions that directly and/or indirectly affect the service delivery of health care provided by tribes and the Indian Health Service.
AHRQ-funded; HS020269.
Citation: Ross RE, Garfield LD, Brown DS .
The Affordable Care Act and implications for health care services for American Indian and Alaska Native individuals.
J Health Care Poor Underserved 2015 Nov;26(4):1081-8. doi: 10.1353/hpu.2015.0129.
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Keywords: Disparities, Policy, Health Status, Health Services Research (HSR), Racial and Ethnic Minorities
Hill SC, Abdus S, Hudson JL
AHRQ Author: Hill SC, Hudson JL, Selden TM
Adults in the income range for the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion are healthier than pre-ACA enrollees.
The investigators used MEPS data to compare nondisabled adults enrolled in Medicaid prior to the ACA with two other groups: adults who were eligible for Medicaid but not enrolled in it, and adults who were in the income range for the ACA's Medicaid expansion and thus newly eligible for coverage. They found that both the newly eligible and those eligible before the ACA but not enrolled were healthier on several measures than pre-ACA enrollees. They concluded that by expanding Medicaid eligibility, states could provide coverage to millions of healthier adults as well as to millions who have chronic conditions and who need care.
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: Hill SC, Abdus S, Hudson JL .
Adults in the income range for the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion are healthier than pre-ACA enrollees.
Health Aff 2014 Apr;33(4):691-9. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2013.0743.
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Keywords: Health Insurance, Policy, Health Status, Low-Income, Medicaid, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)
Clancy CM, Moy E
AHRQ Author: Clancy CM, Moy E
Commentary: measuring what matters most.
The authors discuss a Milbank Quarterly best practices article by Frank and Haw and how it relates to AHRQ's National Healthcare Disparities Report, concluding that helping policymakers glean the information they most need from an overload of data noise will improve the chances that critical disparities can be recognized, targeted, and eliminated.
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: Clancy CM, Moy E .
Commentary: measuring what matters most.
Milbank Q 2013 Mar;91(1):201-4. doi: 10.1111/milq.12008.
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Keywords: Disparities, Quality of Care, Health Status, Policy, Social Determinants of Health