Health Equity

Association of Medicaid Expansion With Quality in Safety-Net Hospitals

Abstract: This cohort study compares quality measures in safety-net hospitals between states with Medicaid expansion vs nonexpansion following implementation of the Affordable Care Act.

Publication: JAMA Internal Medicine

Date Published: February 15, 2021

Author(s): Paula Chatterjee, MD, MPH; Mingyu Qi, MSc and Rachel M. Werner, MD, PhD

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