Table 2.
Pre and post-reform annual rates of discretionary and non-discretionary surgery
| Discretionary | Non-discretionary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-reform | Post-reform | Pre-reform | Post-reform | ||
| All | MA | 35.8 | 39.2 | 18.5 | 18.0 |
| Control | 28.9 | 29.0 | 18.3 | 18.7 | |
| White | MA | 35.9 | 40.4 | 16.7 | 16.6 |
| Control | 27.2 | 28.0 | 14.6 | 14.8 | |
| Non-white | MA | 17.5 | 21.7 | 15.2 | 17.0 |
| Control | 14.6 | 15.3 | 13.6 | 14.8 | |
| Low Income | MA | 35.9 | 39.2 | 22.8 | 21.8 |
| Control | 22.8 | 23.8 | 16.6 | 17.0 | |
| Newly Uninsured | MA | 32.5 | 36.0 | 18.5 | 17.5 |
| Control | 28.9 | 29.0 | 18.3 | 18.7 | |
Abbreviations: MA, Massachusetts. Values represent unadjusted mean rates of surgery per year per 10,000 individuals in each subgroup. The pre and post-reform transition point is defined as July 2007. Low income refers to patients residing in Massachusetts counties with low median income. Newly insured refers to patients residing in Massachusetts counties with high numbers of individuals gaining insurance from 2006–2008. Control states are New York and New Jersey.