5 Insights on States With Medicaid Expansion
Submitted By Anonymous, Created 08/11/2016 - 10:31
- Arkansas and Kentucky residents were almost 5 percent more likely than Texas residents to report excellent health last year.
- Residents in expansion states were more likely to have a physician and a facility to obtain care than nonexpansion state residents.
- Medicaid-expansion state residents were more likely to have chronic disease treatment and receive high cholesterol or high blood sugar screening.
- Kentucky and Arkansas residents were less likely than Texas residents to delay care or avoid taking prescriptions out of cost concerns.
- Kentucky and Arkansas residents were also less likely to face challenges paying a medical bill, compared to Texas respondents.
Source: Becker's ASC
Source URL: http://www.beckersasc.com/asc-coding-billing-and-collections...