Commercial Health Insurance and Quality of Care in US Dialysis Facilities
Dialysis facilities with a higher percentage of patients with commercial health insurance had better performance in standardized mortality ratio. If this association reflects a causal connection, then increased shifting of coverage from commercial health insurance to Medicare could adversely affect the quality of care at dialysis facilities.
Authors
- Anshul Bhatnagar
- Daniel E. Weiner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8775-394X)
- Kevin F. Erickson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2164-609X)
- Allison C. Reaves
Institutions
- Tufts Medical Center (US)
- Baylor College of Medicine (US)
- Rice University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Kidney Medicine
- Published
- 2025-03-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xkme.2025.100992
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.13