“…(6,7) Studies have demonstrated an association between rehabilitation and patients' primary insurance payer. (8,9) As a driving component of disparities in healthcare access among trauma (10) and surgical (11,12) patients, variations in patients' ability to afford and, thereby, utilize rehabilitation are thought to have a direct effect on long-term outcomes following inpatient care. (6,7,13) Efforts to promote enhanced insurance coverage, such as establishment of public insurance programs through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), are intended to improve access to care, yet despite documented gains in insurance coverage, the success of these programs in promoting use of high-quality care, including the use of appropriate rehabilitation following acute traumatic injury, has not been extensively explored.…”