About The Study: In this study of nearly 3 million adults undergoing major surgery, the pandemic was not associated with greater increases in mortality among patients with no insurance or patients with Medicaid compared with patients with commercial insurance in hospitals with a very high COVID-19 burden.
Authors: Laurent G. Glance, M.D., of the University of Rochester School of Medicine in Rochester, New York, is the corresponding author.
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(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.22360)
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