期刊
JOURNAL OF HAND SURGERY-AMERICAN VOLUME
卷 45, 期 9, 页码 -出版社
W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2020.03.003
关键词
Access to care; Affordable Care Act; insurance; Medicaid; pediatric trigger thumb
资金
- University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Dean's Summer Research Program
- Clinical and Translational Science Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Purpose To assess the effect of type of insurance coverage on the ability of a pediatric patient to obtain an outpatient orthopedic appointment for trigger thumb. Methods A list of 200 orthopedic practices in 4 states were contacted and presented with a fictitious 3-year-old patient with trigger thumb. The patient was presented as having Blue Cross Blue Shield Insurance during the first call and Medicaid during the second call. Data regarding whether an appointment was offered or denied were recorded. Results Of the 200 practices, 81 were excluded, 22 because they did not answer the calls, 25 needed the patient's social security number, 19 needed medical records, 5 had no hand surgeon in the practice, and 10 would not see any children at all. Of the 119 practices included in the analysis, the private insurance patient was able to get an appointment 51.3% of the time whereas the Medicaid patient was able to get an appointment in 26.9% of instances. Conclusions There is a significant effect of insurance status on the ability of pediatric patients with trigger thumb to obtain outpatient orthopedic appointments. (Copyright (C) 2020 by the American Society for Surgery of the Hand. All rights reserved.)
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