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1 to 1 of 1 Research Studies DisplayedLyon SM, Wunsch H, Asch DA
Use of intensive care services and associated hospital mortality after Massachusetts healthcare reform.
This study examined the impact of increased insurance coverage on intensive care unit (ICU) usage and mortality in Massachusetts where health insurance reform had expanded coverage. It found that reform was not associated with either significant changes in ICU use or changed hospital mortality for ICU patients.
AHRQ-funded; HS020672
Citation: Lyon SM, Wunsch H, Asch DA .
Use of intensive care services and associated hospital mortality after Massachusetts healthcare reform.
Crit Care Med. 2014 Apr;42(4):763-70. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000000044..
Keywords: Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Health Insurance, Healthcare Utilization, Mortality, Policy