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Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Access to Care for US Adults With Diabetes, 2011-2012

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Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Access to Care for US Adults With Diabetes, 2011-2012





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Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Access to Care for US Adults With Diabetes, 2011-2012

Derek S. Brown, PhD; Timothy D. McBride, PhD

Suggested citation for this article: Brown DS, McBride TD. Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Access to Care for US Adults With Diabetes, 2011–2012. Prev Chronic Dis 2015;12:140431. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd12.140431.
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Abstract

Introduction
Lack of health insurance is a barrier to medical care, which may increase the risk of diabetes complications and costs. The objective of this study was to assess the potential of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010 to improve diabetes care through increased health care access by comparing health care and health outcomes of insured and uninsured people with diabetes.
Methods
We examined demographics, access to care, health care use, and health care expenditures of adults aged 19 to 64 years with diabetes by using the 2011 and 2012 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. Bivariate descriptive statistics comparing insured and uninsured persons were evaluated separately by income above and below 138% of the federal poverty level (FPL), (a threshold for expanded Medicaid eligibility in select states under the ACA) using the t test and proportion and median tests.
Results
Uninsured adults reported poorer access to care than insured adults, such as having a usual source of health care (69.0% vs 89.5% [≤138% FPL], 77.1% vs 94.6% [>138% FPL], both P < .001) and having lower rates of 6 key diabetes preventive care services (P ≤ .05). Insured adults with diabetes had significantly higher health care expenditures than uninsured adults ($13,706 vs $4,367, $10,838 vs $4,419, respectively, both P < .001).
Conclusion
Uninsured adults with diabetes had less access to health care and lower levels of preventive care, health care use, and expenditures than insured adults. To the extent that the ACA increases access and coverage, uninsured people with diabetes are likely to significantly increase their health care use, which may lead to reduced incidence of diabetes complications and improved health.

Acknowledgments

Our research was supported by grant number no. 1P30DK092950 from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). All statements, conclusions, and findings are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the NIDDK. The authors thank Debra Haire-Joshu, Amy Eyler, Cynthia Herrick, Sarah Moreland-Russell, and Lisa Pollock for several helpful discussions in shaping the article.
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Author Information

Corresponding Author: Derek S. Brown, PhD, Brown School, Campus Box 1196, 1 Brookings Dr, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63130. Telephone: 314-935-8651. Email:dereksbrown@wustl.edu.
Author Affiliation: Timothy D. McBride, Brown School, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri.
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