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Impact Of Healthcare Delivery And Policies On Children's Outcomes After The Affordable Care Act Of 2010, Shreya Roy
Impact Of Healthcare Delivery And Policies On Children's Outcomes After The Affordable Care Act Of 2010, Shreya Roy
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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010 introduced programs to promote integrated pediatric healthcare delivery and to expand public health insurance (Medicaid) eligibility for adults from low-income families in the United States. This dissertation examined whether progress was made towards integration of healthcare delivery for children with developmental disabilities after the implementation of ACA, and also whether expansion of Medicaid for adults impacted the preventive care utilization and school absenteeism of children from low-income families. A cross-sectional study design was used to examine whether integration of pediatric healthcare delivery was accomplished and a quasi-experimental difference-in-differences approach was …