Massachusetts health reform and disparities in joint replacement use: difference in differences study

Objective To estimate the impact of the insurance expansion in 2006 on use of knee and hip replacement procedures by race/ethnicity, area income, and the use of hospitals that predominantly serve poor people (“safety net hospitals”).

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hanchate, Amresh D, Kapoor, Alok, Katz, Jeffrey N, McCormick, Danny, Lasser, Karen E, Feng, Chen, Manze, Meredith G, Kressin, Nancy R
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group Ltd. 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4353277/