DMEMEDS shared post via NYT: Poorer Health of Surgery Patients on Medicaid May Alter Law's Bottom Line

A new study has found that, compared with patients who have private insurance, those on the government health plan arrive in worse shape, suffer more complications and stay longer in the hospital. [Category: University of Michigan, JAMA Surgery (Journal), Obama, Barack, Medicaid, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010), Health Insurance and Managed Care] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640346/s/3a8a7b6d/sc/14/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C0A50C180Cus0Cpoorer0Ehealth0Eof0Esurgery0Epatients0Eon0Emedicaid0Emay0Ealter0Elaws0Ebottom0Eline0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

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