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Health disparities in chronic liver disease

Hepatology, EarlyView., 2022
Abstract The syndemic of hazardous alcohol consumption, opioid use, and obesity has led to important changes in liver disease epidemiology that have exacerbated health disparities. Health disparities occur when plausibly avoidable health differences are experienced by socially disadvantaged populations.
Ani Kardashian, Marina Serper, Norah Terrault, Lauren D. Nephew   +3 more
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The Relationship Between Per Capita Income, Uninsured Rates, and Cardiovascular Mortality in Georgia Between 1994 – 2016

Journal of the Georgia Public Health Association, 2019
Background: The association between cardiovascular mortality, per capita income and uninsured rates in Georgia have not been well described. Methods: Cardiovascular mortality rates, per capita income and uninsured rates were obtained for the years 1994 ...
Monique Bethel, Mark Thompson, Adam Berman   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Enhanced Integrated Behavioral Health Model Improves Depressive Symptoms in a Low-Income, Uninsured, Primarily Hispanic Population Served by a Free and Charitable Clinic

International Journal of Integrated Care, 2020
Background: Residents living in US-Mexico border communities have some of the worst health outcomes nationally. This randomized trial evaluated whether patients receiving enhanced integrated behavioral health (IBH) care at a southern Texas free and ...
Amy Flynn, Erika Gaitan, Rebecca Stocker, Elizabeth Showalter, Karen Sautter Errichetti   +4 more
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Emergency department visits for hemodialysis by insurance status in the United States

Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open, 2022
Objective Many uninsured patients with end‐stage kidney disease (ESKD) depend upon the emergency department (ED) for hemodialysis (HD). We sought to characterize ED visits for emergent HD by insurance status.
Julianna West, Hei Kit Chan, Henry Wang, Donald Molony, John Foringer, Ryan Huebinger, David Robinson, Summer Chavez   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Prevalence and Predictors of Low-Cost Generic Program Use in a Nationally Representative Uninsured Population

Pharmacy, 2016
The uninsured population has much to gain from affordable sources of prescription medications. No prior studies have assessed the prevalence and predictors of low-cost generic drug programs (LCGP) use in the uninsured population in the United States.
Joshua D. Brown, Nathan J. Pauly, Jeffery C. Talbert   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of medicaid expansion on poverty disparities in health insurance coverage

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2021
Background More than 30 states have either expanded Medicaid or are actively considering expansion. The coverage gains from this policy are well documented, however, the impacts of its increasing coverage on poverty disparity are unclear at the national ...
Yilu Lin, Alisha Monnette, Lizheng Shi
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Association of health insurance status with coronary risk factors, coronary artery disease, interventions and outcomes in India

International Journal of Cardiology. Cardiovascular Risk and Prevention, 2022
Objective: Coronary artery disease (CAD) related hospitalization and interventions are associated with catastrophic out-of-pocket health expenditure in India. To evaluate differences in risk factors, disease severity, management and outcomes in uninsured
Rajeev Gupta, Jitender S. Makkar, Sanjeev K. Sharma, Ansh Agarwal, Krishna K. Sharma, Ajeet Bana, Atul Kasliwal, Sanjeev K. Sidana, Prem Ratan Degawat, Kush K. Bhagat, Vishnu Natani, Raghubir S. Khedar, Samin K. Sharma   +12 more
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Five Facts About the Uninsured [PDF]

, 2011
Outlines the reasons why 49.1 million people, including low incomes and the lack of employer-sponsored insurance, as well as the effects of being uninsured, including unmet healthcare needs and medical ...

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Factors Associated with Ophthalmology Referral and Adherence in a Teleretinal Screening Program: Insights from a Federally Qualified Health Center

Clinical Ophthalmology, 2022
Ailin Song,1 Nicholas A Johnson,1 Delaram Mirzania,1,2 Alexandria M Ayala,1 Kelly W Muir,3,4 Atalie C Thompson3,5 1Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA; 2Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kellogg Eye Center, University of ...
Song A, Johnson NA, Mirzania D, Ayala AM, Muir KW, Thompson AC   +5 more
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Social determinants of health correlations and resource usefulness at a Milwaukee free clinic for uninsured individuals: A cross-sectional study

Journal of Clinical and Translational Science
Introduction: Addressing social determinants of health (SDOH) is fundamental to improving health outcomes. At a student-run free clinic, we developed a screening process to understand the SDOH needs and resource utilization of Milwaukee’s uninsured ...
Jessica Miller, Adrianna Doucas, Hamsitha Karra, Suma K. Thareja, Owen Bowie, Xiaowei Dong, Jennifer Terrell, Samuel Hernandez, Ana Mia Corujo-Ramirez, Nicole Xia, Sabrina Qi, Chiang-Ching Huang, Rebecca Lundh, Staci A. Young   +13 more
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