The Impact of the Massachusetts Health Care Reform on Unpaid Medical Bills

The Massachusetts health care reform was expected to reduce the financial burden of medical care, but literature exploring this effect is limited. In this study, we use hospital financial information and a panel data difference-in-difference model to assess the impact of the Massachusetts health care reform on unpaid medical bills. We find that the reform reduced the financial burden for patients, reflected by a 26percent decrease in hospital bad debt. The effect was more pronounced among safety-net hospitals, indicating a larger benefit for the most vulnerable population

Actuarial science · Business · Debt · Demographic economics · Difference in differences · Economic growth · Economics · Health care · Health care reform · Hospital care · Medical care · Panel data · Public economics · Finance · Global Health Care Issues · Healthcare Policy and Management · Healthcare Systems and Reforms · Medicine · Nursing · Health Policy

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