Table 2. Changes in Probability of Insurance Coverage Among Admissions for Surgical Conditions After the Medicaid Expansion.
Insurance Coverage | Expansion States | Nonexpansion States | Difference-in-Differences [P Value] | |||||
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Before, % | After, % | Difference, Percentage Points | Before, % | After, % | Difference, Percentage Points | Unadjusted, Percentage Points | Adjusted (95% CI), Percentage Pointsa | |
Uninsured | 14.1 | 6.8 | −7.3 | 21.2 | 21.9 | 0.6 | −7.9 [.001] | −7.5 (−12.2 to −2.9) [.002] |
Medicaid | 22.1 | 30.5 | 8.4 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 0.0 | 8.4 [.001] | 8.6 (6.1 to 11.1) [<.001] |
Private | 63.9 | 62.7 | −1.2 | 60.8 | 60.1 | −0.7 | −0.5 [.26] | −1.0 (−5.1 to 3.0) [.62] |
Adjusted for patient age, sex, race/ethnicity, comorbidity, secular trends, and clustering at hospital level.