Association of Level I and II Trauma Center Expansion With Insurer Payments in Texas From 2011 to 2019

Vivian Ho; Marah N Short; Maura Coughlin; Shara McClure; James W Suliburk

doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.2912

Association of Level I and II Trauma Center Expansion With Insurer Payments in Texas From 2011 to 2019

JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Mar 1;5(3):e222912. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.2912.

Authors

Vivian Ho^{1

2

3}, Marah N Short¹, Maura Coughlin², Shara McClure⁴, James W Suliburk⁵

Affiliations

¹ Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy, Houston, Texas.
² Department of Economics, Rice University, Houston, Texas.
³ Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
⁴ BlueCross BlueShield of Texas, Richardson, Texas.
⁵ Section of Endocrine Surgery, Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.

Abstract

This cross-sectional study examines whether the expansion of level I and II trauma centers in Texas was associated with higher prices or more trauma activation fees.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Humans
Insurance Carriers*
Texas
Trauma Centers*