NIDDK Central Repository - Has Massachusetts health care reform worked for the working poor? Results from an analysis of opportunity.

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Publication Information

DOI

10.1016/j.annepidem.2014.01.003

PubMed ID

24525105

Public Release Type

Journal

Publication Year

2014

Affiliation

New England Research Institutes, Watertown, MA.

Authors

Hall SA, McKinlay JB, Tinsley LJ

Studies

BACH

Citation

Tinsley LJ, Hall SA, McKinlay JB. Has Massachusetts health care reform worked for the working poor? Results from an analysis of opportunity. Ann Epidemiol 2014 Apr;24(4):312-8. Epub 2014 Jan 16.

Abstract

Health care reform was introduced in Massachusetts (MA) in 2006 and serves as a model for what was subsequently introduced nationally as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The Boston Area Community Health survey collected data before (2002-2005) and after (2006-2010) introduction of the MA health insurance mandate, providing a unique opportunity to assess its effects in a large, epidemiologic cohort.