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Tong JKC, Mascuilli T, Wirtalla C, Aarons CB, Saur NM, Mahmoud NN, Karakousis GC, Kelz RR. Evaluating Changes in Surgical Outcomes for Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease Following Medicaid Expansion. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2023; 29:1579-1585. [PMID: 36573827 DOI: 10.1093/ibd/izac255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2022] [Indexed: 10/05/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Little is known about the impact of Medicaid expansion on the surgical care of inflammatory bowel disease. We sought to determine whether Medicaid expansion is associated with improved postsurgical outcomes for patients with inflammatory bowel disease undergoing a colorectal resection. METHODS We performed a risk-adjusted difference-in-difference study examining postsurgical outcomes for patients ages 26 to 64 with Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis undergoing a colorectal resection across 15 states that did and did not expand Medicaid before (2012-2013) and after (2016-2018) policy reform. Primary study outcomes included 30-day readmission and postoperative complication. RESULTS Study population included 11 394 patients with inflammatory bowel disease that underwent a colorectal resection. States that underwent Medicaid expansion were associated with a rise in Medicaid enrollment following policy reform (11.8% pre-Medicaid expansion vs 19.7% post-Medicaid expansion). Difference-in-difference analysis revealed a statistically significant lower odds of 30-day readmission in patients undergoing a colorectal resection in expansion states following policy reform relative to patients in nonexpansion states prior to reform (odds ratio, 0.56; 95% confidence interval, 0.36-0.86). No changes in odds of postoperative complication were noted across expansion and nonexpansion states. CONCLUSIONS Medicaid expansion is associated with a rise in Medicaid enrollment in expansion states following policy reform. There were greater improvements in postoperative outcomes associated with patients in expansion states following policy reform relative to patients in nonexpansion states prior to reform, which may have been related to improved perioperative care and medical management.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jason K C Tong
- University of Pennsylvania, Department of Surgery, Center for Surgery and Health Economics, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- National Clinicians Scholars Veterans Affairs Scholar, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- University of Pennsylvania, Department of Surgery, Center for Surgery and Health Economics, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- University of Pennsylvania, Department of Surgery, Center for Surgery and Health Economics, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- University of Pennsylvania, Department of Surgery, Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- University of Pennsylvania, Department of Surgery, Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- University of Pennsylvania, Department of Surgery, Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- University of Pennsylvania, Department of Surgery, Center for Surgery and Health Economics, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- University of Pennsylvania, Department of Surgery, Center for Surgery and Health Economics, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Chen H. From the editor - In - Chief: Featured papers in the August issue. Am J Surg 2021; 222:245. [PMID: 34325817 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2021.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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