The Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Disparities in Utilization of Cardiovascular Preventive Services by Socioeconomic Status
Verma H, Javed Z, Hong JC, Mahajan S, Mszar R, Grandhi GR, Desai NR, Virani SS, Javed U, Valero-Elizondo J, Nasir K. The Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Disparities in Utilization of Cardiovascular Preventive Services by Socioeconomic Status. Population Health Management 2022, 25: 669-676. PMID: 36067118, DOI: 10.1089/pop.2021.0337.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreventive servicesSocioeconomic statusAffordable Care ActNational Health Interview SurveyBlood pressure checkSmoking cessation adviceCare ActHealth Interview SurveyVulnerable population subgroupsCardiovascular preventive servicesCessation adviceGlycemic screeningCardiovascular outcomesCholesterol checkBlood pressurePressure checkStudy populationUS adultsCare disparitiesSES disparitiesSES groupStudy periodInterview SurveyPopulation subgroupsSignificant decreaseTemporal Trends in Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Multimorbidity Prevalence in the United States, 1999-2018
Caraballo C, Herrin J, Mahajan S, Massey D, Lu Y, Ndumele CD, Drye EE, Krumholz HM. Temporal Trends in Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Multimorbidity Prevalence in the United States, 1999-2018. The American Journal Of Medicine 2022, 135: 1083-1092.e14. PMID: 35472394, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2022.04.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultimorbidity prevalenceRace/ethnicityWhite individualsChronic conditionsBlack individualsSerial cross-sectional analysisCommon chronic conditionsRisk of morbidityPrevalence of multimorbidityPublic health interventionsCross-sectional analysisSelf-reported presenceSelf-reported raceLatino/HispanicMAIN OUTCOMEHealth interventionsEthnic disparitiesPrevalenceHealth inequalitiesStudy periodEarly lifeHispanic individualsTemporal trendsStudy sampleAsian individuals