Tag: Health Care Access / Disparities
2010 to 2020 Saw Disparities in Surgeon Supply Widen in the United States
Widening gaps seen for rural counties and socially vulnerable counties
Race/Ethnicity, Socioeconomics, Age Contribute to Disparities in Cancer Death
Overall cancer mortality rates about 1.6 to 2.8 times higher for those with ≤12 years versus ≥16 years of education
When Health Care Access Is Equal, Race Gap in Prostate Cancer Survival Vanishes
Cardiac Arrest Survival Lower at EMS Agencies Serving Minority Populations
Difference not explained by response times, rates of EMS termination of resuscitation, or rates of initiating CPR or automated external defibrillator
Linguistic Disparities Impact Patient Access to Cancer Care
Non-English-speaking patient callers to hospital are less likely to be provided with next steps to access cancer care
Decrease in U.S. Preterm Mortality Seen in Recent Decades
Relative risk for preterm mortality widened over time for nonsmokers, those with high levels of education
Obesity-Linked CV Mortality Increased From 1999 to 2020
Highest age-adjusted mortality rates seen for Black individuals, and greatest temporal increase found in American Indian and Alaska Native individuals
Higher Administrative Payment Burden Causes Delays in Cancer Care
Younger patients, African American patients appear to have more cost-related delays/nonadherence
Higher Neighborhood Opportunity Tied to Lower Childhood Asthma Incidence
However, no association seen for social vulnerability index in early-life neighborhood
Removing Race Correction From Lung Function Test Changes Clinical Management
Removal of race correction was tied to a significant reduction in the estimation of lung function for African Americans
