Abstract:Background:With the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the challenge of expanding healthcare insurance to Americans without jeopardizing quality of care remains. This study was initiated to evaluate how the timing of MRI completion for shoulder pathology correlates with implementation of the ACA by comparing lag times between the initial visit and the date of MRI completion. In addition, the access to orthopaedic care after ACA implementation was evaluated by comparing shoulder MRI lag times among three cohorts based … Show more
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