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More surgery in December among US patients with commercial insurance is offset by unrelated but lesser surgery among patients with Medicare insurance

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  • Franklin Dexter
  • Richard H. Epstein
  • Christian Diez
  • Brenda G. Fahy

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Study Objective Evaluate whether there is more surgery (in the US State of Florida) at the end of the year, specifically among patients with commercial insurance. Design Observational cohort study. Setting The 712 facilities in Florida that performed inpatient or outpatient elective surgery from January 2010 through December 2019. Results Among patients with commercial insurance, December had more cases than November (1.108 [1.092–1.125]) or January (1.257 [1.229–1.286]). In contrast, among patients with Medicare insurance (traditional or managed care), December had fewer cases than November (ratio 0.917 [99% confidence interval 0.904–0.930]) or January (0.823 [0.807–0.839]) of the same year. Summing among all cases, December did not have more cases than November (ratio 1.003 [0.992–1.014]) or January (0.998 [0.984–1.013]). Comparing December versus November (January) ratios for cases among patients with commercial insurance to the corresponding ratios for cases among patients with Medicare, years with more commercial insurance cases had more Medicare cases (Spearman rank correlation +0.36 [+0.25], both p

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  • Franklin Dexter & Richard H. Epstein & Christian Diez & Brenda G. Fahy, 2022. "More surgery in December among US patients with commercial insurance is offset by unrelated but lesser surgery among patients with Medicare insurance," International Journal of Health Planning and Management, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 37(4), pages 2445-2460, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:ijhplm:v:37:y:2022:i:4:p:2445-2460
    DOI: 10.1002/hpm.3482
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