What The Study Did: This observational study examined the association between state participation in Medicaid expansion through the Affordable Care Act and changes in the use of surgical care for common outpatient procedures.
Authors: Saunders Lin, M.D., of New York University in New York, is the corresponding author.
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(doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2020.2959)
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