Tag: Health Care Access / Disparities
Women With MS Less Likely Than Men to Receive Disease-Modifying Therapies
Proportion of treated women began to decline 18 months before childbirth, reaching 27.9 percent at the estimated time of conception
Patients With Diabetes More Likely to Experience Adverse Financial Outcomes
Authors say holistic treatment approaches may ease financial vulnerability for people with diabetes
Socioeconomic Disparities Contribute to Frequent ED Visits for Seizure
Increased odds of high ED visits seen for those with Medicare, Medicaid, no insurance versus private insurance
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Affordability Tied to Widening Survival Disparity
Introduction of immune checkpoint inhibitors linked to widening disparity for those with private insurance versus those without insurance
Living in Marginalized Neighborhoods Linked to Adverse Outcomes in Acute MI
Increasing neighborhood marginalization linked to higher rates of mortality beginning at 30 days after discharge
Greater Neighborhood Disadvantage Tied to Inflammatory, Alzheimer Disease Biomarkers
Cross-sectional association seen for greater neighborhood disadvantage with CSF chitinase-3-like protein 1 and tau
Obesity Linked to Financial Hardship, Food Insecurity
People with obesity also reported greater cost-related medication nonadherence than those with overweight, normal weight
Disparities Seen in Continuous Glucose Monitor Rx by Language Preference
Among adult patients with type 2 diabetes, CGM prescriptions less likely for those with non-English language preference
Differences in Life Expectancy Underestimated for Indigenous Americans
Life expectancy of self-identified AI/AN individuals is about 73 years, which is several years less than U.S.-wide average
Systemic Social Factors May Increase the Risk of Psychotic Experiences
Findings for those who are non-White and who experience discrimination and police violence
