Cost Shifting for Emergency Care of Veterans With Medicare After MISSION Act Implementation

JAMA Health Forum. 2024 Dec 6;5(12):e244312. doi: 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2024.4312.

Laura G Burke^{1

2}, Yanlei Ma², Jessica Phelan², Ellen Latsko², Austin B Frakt^{2

3}, Steven D Pizer^{3

4}, Jose F Figueroa²

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
² Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts.
³ Partnered Evidence-based Policy Resource Center, Boston Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, Boston, Massachusetts.
⁴ Department of Health Law, Policy and Management, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts.

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Plain language summary

This cross-sectional study examines changes in payers for emergency department visits in Veterans Affairs and community facilities from 2016 to 2021.