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Publication Name World Journal of Orthopedics
Manuscript ID 39733
Country/Territory United States
Received
2018-12-22 07:24
Peer-Review Started
2018-12-23 11:50
To Make the First Decision
2019-01-02 01:16
Return for Revision
2019-01-08 06:48
Revised
2019-01-11 13:45
Second Decision
2019-01-26 07:07
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Company Editor-in-Chief
2019-01-26 23:17
Articles in Press
2019-01-26 23:17
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Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor
Typeset the Manuscript
2019-02-18 00:15
Publish the Manuscript Online
2019-02-18 04:17
ISSN 2218-5836 (online)
Open Access This article is an open-access article which was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
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Category Orthopedics
Manuscript Type Retrospective Study
Article Title Mandated health insurance increases rates of elective knee surgery
Manuscript Source Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List Daniel Kim, Woo Do, Shahein Tajmir, Brandon Mahal, Joseph DeAngelis and Arun Ramappa
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author Arun Ramappa, MD, Associate Professor, Chief Doctor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Shapiro 2, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, United States. aramappa@bidmc.harvard.edu
Key Words Healthcare reform; Elective surgery; Lower extremity; Affordable Care Act; Orthopaedic surgery
Core Tip We examined how an individual mandate in the United States may affect rates of knee surgery. This topic is of great interest as the United States thinks about moving to a universal coverage model and to countries that already have such a system. We found that the rate of surgery increased after the implementation of mandated universal coverage. Also, we found that patients on lesser reimbursing insurance plans were not discriminated against compared to private insurance plans.
Publish Date 2019-02-18 04:17
Citation Kim D, Do W, Tajmir S, Mahal B, DeAngelis J, Ramappa A. Mandated health insurance increases rates of elective knee surgery. World J Orthop 2019; 10(2): 81-89
URL https://www.wjgnet.com/2218-5836/full/v10/i2/81.htm
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.5312/wjo.v10.i2.81
Full Article (PDF) WJO-10-81.pdf
Manuscript File 39733-Review.doc
Answering Reviewers 39733-Answering reviewers.pdf
Audio Core Tip 39733-Audio core tip.mp3
Biostatistics Review Certificate 39733-Biostatistics statement.pdf
Conflict-of-Interest Disclosure Form 39733-Conflict-of-interest statement.pdf
Copyright License Agreement 39733-Copyright license agreement.pdf
Signed Informed Consent Form(s) or Document(s) 39733-Informed consent statement.pdf
Institutional Review Board Approval Form or Document 39733-Institutional review board statement.pdf
Non-Native Speakers of English Editing Certificate 39733-Language certificate.pdf
Supplementary Material 39733-Supplementary material.docx
Peer-review Report 39733-Peer-review(s).pdf
Scientific Misconduct Check 39733-Scientific misconduct check.pdf
Scientific Editor Work List 39733-Scientific editor work list.pdf