Tag: Race
ACA Tied to Narrowing of Disparities in Access to Care
Nationwide improvements in insurance coverage and access to care seen, even in nonexpansion states
Lack of Insurance Tied to Later Stage of Breast Cancer at Diagnosis
Almost half of higher stage of disease at diagnosis in racial/ethnic minorities explained by insurance status
One in Four Children With Autism Not Formally Diagnosed
Black and Hispanic children most at risk for missed diagnosis
Black and Latina Mothers Face Higher Rates of Severe Maternal Morbidity
Findings observed compared with white women at same hospital, with no differences by insurance type
Bystander CPR Less Likely in Hispanic Neighborhoods
Relatedly, survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest also lower
Diabetes Prevalence Varies by Race, Ethnicity
Adjusted rates lower for non-Hispanic white versus Hispanic, non-Hispanic black, non-Hispanic Asian groups
Death Rates for Dialysis Patients in U.S. Territories Vary by Race
Mortality rates significantly higher for territory-dwelling Hispanic and Asian dialysis patients
Black Men Have Higher Breast Cancer Rates for All Subtypes
Black-white patterns in subtype-specific breast cancer incidence rates differ for men and women
Survival Worse for Nonwhite Children With Hodgkin Lymphoma
Risk for postrelapse mortality 2.7-, 3.5-fold higher for Hispanics, non-Hispanic blacks versus whites
1999 to 2017 Saw Drop in IBD Hospitalization Rate for Whites
Crohn disease, ulcerative colitis hospitalizations decreased for white, but not black, seniors aged ≥65
