The Affordable Care Act and Its Impact on Plastic and Gender-Affirmation Surgery

Plast Reconstr Surg. 2021 Jan 1;147(1):135e-153e. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000007499.

Abstract

The Affordable Care Act's provisions have affected and will continue to affect plastic surgeons and their patients, and an understanding of its influence on the current American health care system is essential. The law's impact on pediatric plastic surgery, craniofacial surgery, and breast reconstruction is well documented. In addition, gender-affirmation surgery has seen exponential growth, largely because of expanded insurance coverage through the protections afforded to transgender individuals by the Affordable Care Act. As gender-affirming surgery continues to grow, plastic surgeons have the opportunity to adapt and diversify their practices.

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Gender-Affirming Surgery / economics
  • Gender-Affirming Surgery / statistics & numerical data*
  • Gender-Affirming Surgery / trends
  • Health Services Accessibility / economics
  • Health Services Accessibility / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Health Services Accessibility / statistics & numerical data*
  • Health Services Accessibility / trends
  • Healthcare Disparities / economics
  • Healthcare Disparities / statistics & numerical data
  • Healthcare Disparities / trends
  • Humans
  • Insurance Coverage / economics
  • Insurance Coverage / statistics & numerical data*
  • Insurance Coverage / trends
  • Male
  • Medicaid / economics
  • Medicaid / statistics & numerical data
  • Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act / economics
  • Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act / legislation & jurisprudence*
  • Plastic Surgery Procedures / economics
  • Plastic Surgery Procedures / statistics & numerical data*
  • Plastic Surgery Procedures / trends
  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • United States
  • Value-Based Health Insurance / economics
  • Value-Based Health Insurance / statistics & numerical data