Medicaid is associated with increased readmission and resource utilization after primary total knee arthroplasty: a propensity score–matched analysis

Background: Medicaid payer status has been shown to affect resource utilization across multiple medical specialties. There is no large database assessment of Medicaid and resource utilization in primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA), which this study sets out to achieve. Methods: The Nationwide Read...

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Main Authors: David Shau, MD, MBA, Neeta Shenvi, MS, Kirk Easley, MApStat, MS, Melissa Smith, MS, ATC, George Guild, III, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-09-01
Series:Arthroplasty Today
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352344118300487