Affiliation:
1. Department of Population Health New York University Grossman School of Medicine New York City New York USA
2. New York University Wagner Graduate School of Public Service New York City New York USA
3. National Bureau of Economic Research Cambridge Massachusettes USA
Abstract
AbstractObjectiveTo assess the effects of hospital 340B eligibility on quality of inpatient care provided to Medicaid and uninsured patients and for all patients.DataAgency for Health Care Research and Quality's Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project State Inpatient Data, Hospital Cost Reporting Information System Data, Office of Pharmacy Affairs Information System Data, and American Hospital Association Annual Survey.DesignRegression discontinuity design comparing hospitals just above the DSH percentage program eligibility threshold to those just below. Quality measures include all‐cause mortality and 30‐day readmission rates as well as condition‐specific measures.Data ExtractionInpatient data from general acute care hospitals from 2008 to 2014 in 15 states. Data linked on hospital 340B eligibility and participation.Principal FindingsWe did not find discontinuities in inpatient care quality across the Program eligibility threshold for Medicaid and uninsured patients; specifically, on all‐cause mortality (beta = −0.04 percentage points, 95% CI: −0.16, 0.08), 30‐day readmission rates (beta = −0.16 percentage points, 95% CI: −0.81, 0.5), or other measures. Among insured and non‐Medicaid patients, we found discontinuities for acute myocardial infarction (beta = −0.87 percentage points, 95% CI: −1.55, −0.2) and postoperative sepsis (beta = −0.15 percentage points, 95% CI: −0.23, −0.07) mortality.Conclusions340B Program participation has not demonstrated improved quality of inpatient care among Medicaid or uninsured patients.
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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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