The Impact of Medicaid Expansion on Congenital Heart Surgery Outcomes: Data From the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database
There was an overall decline in congenital heart surgery mortality over time; however, states that expanded Medicaid eligibility did not experience a greater improvement in mortality relative to states that did not expand eligibility. Similarly, there was no significant difference in major complications or PLOS related to Medicaid expansion. Further studies are needed to examine long-term outcomes and the larger spectrum of accessibility to congenital cardiac care which may benefit from insurance coverage.
Authors
- W. Leonard Howard
- Yuen Lie Tjoeng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6337-9407)
- Titus Chan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3805-2645)
- Faith J. Ross (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8088-0148)
- Nathalia Jimenez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6785-8330)
- Jonathan M. Tan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4828-2727)
Institutions
- University of Southern California (US)
- Seattle Children's Hospital (US)
- Children's Hospital of Los Angeles (US)
- University of Washington (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Anesthesia & Analgesia
- Published
- 2024-12-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1213/ane.0000000000007319
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00