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. 2018 Jan 24;153(3):e175568. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2017.5568

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]
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]
a

Adjusted for patient age, sex, race/ethnicity, comorbidity, secular trends, and clustering at hospital level.