Effect of Healthcare Reform: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis

The effect of healthcare reform is neatly studied here, using an interrupted time series design. The investigators evaluated the effects of reforms on healthcare access, affordability, and disparities.The intervention was the Massachusetts 2006 healthcare reform, which included an individual health insurance mandate.


Living in Massachusetts in 2009 was associated with a 7.6 percentage point (95% CI=3.9, 11.3) higher probability of being insured; 4.8 percentage point (–0.9, 10.6) lower probability of forgoing care because of cost; and a 6.6 percentage point (1.9, 11.3) higher probability of having a personal doctor.


The absolute effects of the reform were greater for disadvantaged populations.  


Isn't that the point of healthcare reform?


I am off to the football stadium tonight, for the Brasil-Ecuador match in Cordoba, Argentina, sure to be a Copa America thriller.


Hasta luego