ACA Repeal: The Effect on America’s Opioid Epidemic
About one-third of those who fail to seek treatment for substance abuse do so because of cost or lack of insurance coverage.
About one-third of those who fail to seek treatment for substance abuse do so because of cost or lack of insurance coverage.
The persistence of medical tourism speaks to capacity and resource-utilization concerns that Canada’s single-payer system has been unable to effectively address.
Reductions in hospital readmissions as a part of ACA did not lead to higher mortality rates, and may even have lowered death rates.
Investing more in inpatient care relative to longer-term nursing facilities may help reduce mortality rates, while downstream spending at skilled nursing facilities found to be a strong predictor of mortality.
Patients that are enrolled in Medicaid rate their overall health care at 7.9, on average, on a scale of 1 to 10.
The losses in coverage concentrated among younger adults and people buying their own health insurance policies.
The use of health services was largely unchanged, but expenditures of medical services increased in almost every category assessed.
A major complaint in healthcare systems is the number of rules that have no beneficial outcomes.
More public tolerance for health care inequalities is seen in the United States than other countries.
A review of Obama and Trump wins suggests an impact on stress and disease levels.