Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities
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J Racial Ethn Health Disparities · Aug 2017
Racial and Ethnic Disparities Among the Remaining Uninsured Young Adults with Behavioral Health Disorders After the ACA Expansion of Dependent Coverage.
In 2010, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) extended eligibility for dependent coverage under private health insurance. Emerging evidence shows that young adults, including those with behavioral health disorders (BHDs), have benefited from this expansion. ⋯ Our study presents health insurance coverage trends among racial and ethnic minorities after the implementation of insurance expansion, a major provision of the ACA. It is important for policy makers to be aware of differences among the remaining uninsured as they evaluate ways to improve healthcare access and affordability.
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J Racial Ethn Health Disparities · Aug 2017
No Disparity for American Indians in Surgery for Pelvis/Lower Extremity Fractures: a Cohort Study of the National Trauma Data Bank (NTDB).
Racial/ethnic disparities in trauma care have been reported. The American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) population faces a twofold to fourfold increase of risk for traumatic injury. We hypothesized that surgical intervention and time to surgery were associated with race/ethnicity, specifically AI/AN compared to other race/ethnicity groups with open pelvic and lower extremity fractures (OPLEFx). ⋯ The AI/AN population experienced no disparities in rate of, or time to, OPLEFx surgery. Race-specific predictors for surgery included gender, probability of death, and multiple fractures. More study is warranted to ameliorate trauma care disparities and achieve reasonably equitable care as demonstrated in AI/ANs with OPLEFx.
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J Racial Ethn Health Disparities · Aug 2017
Observational StudyAnalysis of Race and Time to Antibiotics Among Patients with Severe Sepsis or Septic Shock.
The objective of this study is to investigate potential racial disparities in time to antibiotics among patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) with severe sepsis or septic shock. ⋯ In a single-center sample of patients with severe sepsis or septic shock, adjustment for factors including age and infectious source eliminated the difference in time to antibiotics by race. Further research should investigate disparities in sepsis care between hospitals with differing patient populations.