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1 to 3 of 3 Research Studies DisplayedSmith AB, Meyer AM, Meng K
The relationship of travel distance with cystectomy access and outcomes.
The objectives of this study was to evaluate the effect of differential distance on cystectomy receipt among patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) and investigate the association between travel distance and cystectomy outcomes such as readmission. The investigators found that the additional distance needed to reach a cystectomy provider did not predict receipt of surgery for MIBC. Furthermore, travel distance from cystectomy provider was not a significant predictor for subsequent readmission after cystectomy and did not affect overall survival.
AHRQ-funded; HS024134.
Citation: Smith AB, Meyer AM, Meng K .
The relationship of travel distance with cystectomy access and outcomes.
Urol Oncol 2018 Jun;36(6):308.e1-08.e9. doi: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2018.03.005..
Keywords: Access to Care, Cancer, Hospital Readmissions, Outcomes, Surgery
Decker SL, Lipton BJ
AHRQ Author: Decker SL
Do Medicaid benefit expansions have teeth? The effect of Medicaid adult dental coverage on the use of dental services and oral health.
This article examines the effect of Medicaid adult dental coverage on use of dental care and dental health outcomes using state-level variation in dental coverage during 2000-2012. Its findings imply that dental coverage is associated with an increase in the likelihood of a recent dental visit, with the size of the effect increasing with Medicaid payment rates to dentists, and a reduction in the likelihood of untreated dental caries.
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: Decker SL, Lipton BJ .
Do Medicaid benefit expansions have teeth? The effect of Medicaid adult dental coverage on the use of dental services and oral health.
J Health Econ 2015 Dec;44:212-25. doi: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2015.08.009.
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Keywords: Access to Care, Dental and Oral Health, Health Insurance, Healthcare Utilization, Medicaid, Outcomes
Scott JW, Sommers BD, Tsai TC
Dependent coverage provision led to uneven insurance gains and unchanged mortality rates in young adult trauma patients.
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) allows young adults to remain covered under their parents’ plans until age 26. This study conducted a difference-in-differences analysis of coverage rates among trauma patients ages 19-25 (compared to patients ages 26 to 34) and examined trauma-relevant outcomes. It found a 3.4 percent decrease in uninsurance status among younger trauma patients following the ACA policy change.
AHRQ-funded; HS000055
Citation: Scott JW, Sommers BD, Tsai TC .
Dependent coverage provision led to uneven insurance gains and unchanged mortality rates in young adult trauma patients.
Health Aff. 2015 Jan;34(1):125-33. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2014.0880..
Keywords: Access to Care, Healthcare Costs, Health Insurance, Outcomes