Tag: Health Care Access / Disparities
Racial, Gender, Socioeconomic Disparities Seen in Teen Alcohol, Drug Screening
Findings seen for adolescent trauma patients who were American Indian, Black, Hispanic, female, Medicaid-insured, or uninsured
Availability, Timeliness of Availability of New Cancer Drugs Vary
More launches seen in association with higher Gross National Income per capita; shorter delays linked to cancer incidence
Social Risk Factors Tied to Lower Odds of Receiving Preventive Services
Every unit increase in social risk associated with decreased odds of receiving mammography, Pap test, flu or pneumococcal vaccine, and colonoscopy
Insurance-Related Disparities Seen in Prenatal Diagnosis of Congenital Heart Disease
Second trimester ultrasound receipt mediated 39 percent of the association between public insurance, prenatal diagnosis
Progress Toward Cutting Racial Mortality Disparities Stalling, Reversing
Progress reversed due to increase in mortality from external causes, stagnation for cardiovascular diseases
Rural-Urban Differences Seen in Hospitals’ Pediatric Services
Rural-residing children with medical complexity six times more likely to present at hospitals without dedicated pediatric services
2011 to 2022 Saw Rates of Preterm Birth Rise in California
Inequities persisted for both racial and ethnic groups and by socioeconomic factors
Non-Hispanic Black Patients Have Disparities in HCT Use for Hematologic Cancers
For AML and MDS, lower utilization seen for non-Hispanic Black patients compared with other groups
Childhood Vaccination Coverage Lower for Children Born in 2020, 2021
Coverage lower for those covered by Medicaid or other nonprivate insurance, uninsured children, children living below federal poverty level
Racial Disparities Seen in Prehospital Stroke Care
Findings seen despite similar use of emergency medical services transport