TABLE 2.

Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Rates of Admissions for Medicaid Patients

	Expansion States			Nonexpansion State
Admissions	Pre	Post	Rate Change	Pre	Post	Rate Change	DID	IRR	P Value
Pancreatic	5.30	5.72	0.42	5.31	5.11	−0.20	0.63	1.12	0.04
Esophageal	0.15	0.14	0.00	0.23	0.18	0.05	0.05	1.24	0.51
Lung	24.48	24.01	−0.47	34.84	33.50	−1.34	0.87	1.02	0.42
Bladder	2.90	2.53	−0.37	3.60	3.25	−0.35	−0.03	0.96	0.64
Breast	10.52	11.91	1.39	13.79	13.72	−0.07	1.46	1.14	0.00
Colorectal	18.44	18.45	0.01	23.06	20.80	−2.26	2.27	1.11	0.00
Prostate	6.31	6.89	0.58	5.45	4.46	−0.99	1.57	1.34	<.0001
Gastric	3.53	3.95	0.42	3.78	3.44	−0.35	0.77	1.23	0.00

Pre-ACA period is from 2010 to 2013; Post-ACA is 2014.

Per 100,000 residents who are 18 to 64 years old.