Effect of Massachusetts healthcare reform on racial and ethnic disparities in admissions to hospital for ambulatory care sensitive conditions: retrospective analysis of hospital episode statistics

Objectives To examine the impact of Massachusetts healthcare reform on changes in rates of admission to hospital for ambulatory care sensitive conditions (ACSCs), which are potentially preventable with good access to outpatient medical care, and racial and ethnic disparities in such rates, using com...

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Main Authors: McCormick, Danny, Hanchate, Amresh D, Lasser, Karen E, Manze, Meredith G, Lin, Mengyun, Chu, Chieh, Kressin, Nancy R
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group Ltd. 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4382709/