Tag: Health Care Access / Disparities

Delayed care due to lack of transport linked to increased emergency department use, mortality for adults with and without cancer history

20 states and Washington, D.C., provide coverage for outpatient hemodialysis; five states also provide cover for kidney transplant

Less than half of U.S. counties have one Black primary care provider

DACA participants have not had the opportunity to obtain health insurance as they do not meet the definition of having 'lawful presence' in the United States

Adults reporting post-COVID-19 condition say they have trouble getting, paying for care

ECMO use less likely among women, patients with Medicaid, and patients living in the lowest-income neighborhoods

Authors say given the low barriers to increase access to care and financial parity, audio-only calls likely to persist

Black patients experience younger age for first hospitalization, lung transplant, and death

Only 7.5 percent of respondents reported that reviewing results before they were contacted by a health care practitioner increased worry

And, gap in overdose fatalities between Black and White individuals continues to widen