The Impact of Medicaid Expansion on Utilization of Vascular Procedures and Rates of Amputation

Background Although New York's Medicaid expansion increased coverage in 2001, little is known regarding changes in surgical care utilization among patients with vascular disease. We sought to measure the impact of expansion on the rates of both vascular procedures and amputations. Materials and methods A retrospective analysis was performed using the State Inpatient Databases of New York and Arizona, 1998-2006. Patients aged 18-64 who underwent...