Trends in Differences in Health Status and Health Care Access and Affordability by Race and Ethnicity in the United States, 1999-2018
Mahajan S, Caraballo C, Lu Y, Valero-Elizondo J, Massey D, Annapureddy AR, Roy B, Riley C, Murugiah K, Onuma O, Nunez-Smith M, Forman HP, Nasir K, Herrin J, Krumholz HM. Trends in Differences in Health Status and Health Care Access and Affordability by Race and Ethnicity in the United States, 1999-2018. JAMA 2021, 326: 637-648. PMID: 34402830, PMCID: PMC8371573, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2021.9907.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care accessFair health statusSelf-reported health statusCare accessHealth statusWhite individualsEthnic differencesLatino/HispanicNational Health Interview Survey dataSerial cross-sectional studySelf-reported functional limitationsBlack individualsHealth Interview Survey dataLow incomeCross-sectional studyCross-sectional survey studyInterview Survey dataSelf-reported raceSelf-report measuresMAIN OUTCOMEUS adultsFunctional limitationsPercentage of peopleSignificant decreaseAdultsUrgent care center wait times increase for COVID-19 results in August 2020, with rapid testing availability limited
Yousman LC, Khunte A, Hsiang W, Jain S, Forman H, Wiznia D. Urgent care center wait times increase for COVID-19 results in August 2020, with rapid testing availability limited. BMC Health Services Research 2021, 21: 318. PMID: 33832506, PMCID: PMC8027963, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-021-06338-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrgent care centersCOVID-19 testingTesting availabilityPolymerase chain reactionCare centerRapid testingPCR test resultsCosts of visitsChi-square testCOVID-19 testCOVID-19 resultsCommon locationSignificant decreaseStandardized scriptChain reactionCare ActCenter classificationT-testOverall lackResultsOur resultsVisitsHigher proportionCritical roleTestingMajority