Medicaid expansion linked to improvement in insurance coverage for cardiac care, better patient outcomes

An expansion of the Affordable Care Act that extends Medicaid eligibility to more people improved patient outcomes, prevention measures and screening access, according to a review of research published today in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, a peer-reviewed American Heart Association journal.

Related Keywords

Boston ,Massachusetts ,United States ,American ,America ,Johnw Urwin ,Lily Ramsey ,Jasonh Wasfy ,Hospital Heart Center ,Harvard Medical School ,Career Development Award To Dr ,American Heart Association ,Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center ,Affordable Care Act ,Cardiovascular Quality ,Massachusetts General Hospital Heart Center ,Career Development Award ,American Heart ,Health Insurance ,Medicaid ,Flood ,Blood Pressure ,Cholesterol ,It ,Diabetes ,Health Care ,Heart ,Heart Disease ,High Blood Pressure ,High Cholesterol ,Hospital ,Medicine ,Poverty ,Research ,Type 2 Diabetes ,