Navigating the Orthopaedic Maze as a New Patient: A National Mystery Caller Study on Medicaid Coverage and Access to Specialized Surgeons
Patients with Medicaid experience longer wait times and decreased access to care when scheduling an appointment with an Orthopaedic surgeon compared with patients with private insurance. This may be due to reimbursement structures in Medicaid that do not cover the full cost of treatment. Aside from advocating for higher reimbursement rates, telehealth initiatives may help bridge this gap to ensure accessibility to orthopaedic surgery for all patients.
Authors
- Tyler M. Muffly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2044-1693)
- Eric C. McCarty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8948-5862)
- Elizabeth Garcia‐Creighton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0269-1365)
- Ankit Hirpara
- Daniel J. Stokes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1289-9482)
- Alexis Batiste
- Anthony Smyth
- Benjamin R. Wharton
- Adam Miller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-6280-2059)
- Andrés Santiago
- Robert Tseng
- Nicholas A. Felan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-2100-8224)
- Nicholas R. Pulciano
- Isabella Narváez
Institutions
- University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- Published
- 2024-12-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5435/jaaos-d-24-00668
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.26