Tag: Health Care Access / Disparities
AHA: Rural-Urban Disparities Persist in Cardiovascular Mortality
Worst trend seen among younger rural adults, while improvements seen in older adults in all areas
AHA: Obesity-Linked Ischemic Heart Disease Mortality Increasing in U.S.
Highest mortality rates seen among Black people, men, patients in Midwestern states, nonmetropolitan areas
Genetic Testing Rate Lower for Blacks With Inherited Retinal Diseases
Genetic detection rates lower for Blacks than non-Hispanic Whites based on data collected at the University of Michigan, Blueprint Genetics
Racial, Ethnic Differences Seen in Cleft Lip Surgery Repair
White children had lowest odds of delayed surgery, complications, and prolonged LOS and lowest charges
Uninsurance Plays Major Role in Racial Disparities Seen in Cancer Diagnosis
Lack of insurance accounts for significant proportion of racial, ethnic disparities in stage III to IV diagnoses across range of cancers
Guideline-Concordant Care Less Likely With Non-Hispanic Black Race
Findings seen in older patients with breast cancer; non-Hispanic Black patients also less likely to have timely initiation of treatment
High-Volume Centers Do Not Mitigate Heart Transplant Survival Disparity
The most socioeconomically deprived recipients show inferior survival at three and five years after transplantation
Social Determinants of Health Linked to Receipt of Treatment for Stroke
Patients in highest quintile of Social Vulnerability Index less likely to receive thrombolysis, mechanical thrombectomy
People With Inflammatory Bowel Disease Face Barriers to Health Care
Barriers include access to treatment, insurance barriers, and financial issues
IDSA: Vaccination Less Likely With Increasing Social Vulnerability, Black Race
Lower likelihood of vaccination for flu, SARS-CoV-2, RSV seen with increasing quartile of social vulnerability index, especially for Black people
