Medicaid Expansion Associated With Reductions In Preventable Hospitalizations.

The article discusses a study which found that Medicaid expansions under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) resulted in meaningful reductions in hospitalizations for ambulatory care-sensitive conditions. Topics covered include data showing the extent to which medical expansion helped alleviate ambulatory care-sensitive conditions, and the potential of Medicaid expansions to minimize the need for costly preventable hospitalizations.