Medicaid Expansion and Hospitalization for Ambulatory Care-Sensitive Conditions Among Nonelderly Adults With Diabetes

J Ambul Care Manage. 2019 Oct/Dec;42(4):312-320. doi: 10.1097/JAC.0000000000000280.

Abstract

Among nonelderly adults with diabetes, we compared hospitalizations for ambulatory care-sensitive conditions from 2013 (pre-Medicaid expansion) and 2014 (post-Medicaid expansion) for 13 expansion and 4 nonexpansion states using State Inpatient Databases. Medicaid expansion was associated with decreases in proportions of hospitalizations for chronic conditions (difference between 2014 and 2013 -0.17 percentage points in expansion and 0.37 in nonexpansion states, P = .04), specifically diabetes short-term complications (difference between 2014 and 2013 -0.05 percentage points in expansion and 0.21 in nonexpansion states, P = .04). Increased access to care through Medicaid expansion may improve disease management in nonelderly adults with diabetes.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Alabama
  • Ambulatory Care
  • Diabetes Mellitus / therapy*
  • Female
  • Hospitalization / statistics & numerical data*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Medicaid*
  • Middle Aged
  • Retrospective Studies
  • United States