A Biweekly Digest Addressing Health Care Issues of the Low-Income Populations
In a new study published in the June 9 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, a research team from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention discovered widespread lapses in the infection control procedures at 68 ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs) … [Read more...]
A research team from the University of Buffalo has compared outcomes among trauma patients by insurance status and race. The most significant, and perhaps most surprising, finding was that uninsured patients were more likely to succumb to their traumatic injuries than … [Read more...]
In a 2002-2004 study involving children with recurrent visits to an urban emergency department (ED) for asthma treatment, researchers “found that a single follow-up visit to a comprehensive ED-based asthma clinic resulted in significant and clinically relevant … [Read more...]
According to a study led by researchers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, approximately 72% of new adolescent SCHIP enrollees in two state programs had not been insured at any time during the prior year. The study sample included 12 to 18 year olds … [Read more...]
A 2004 survey conducted at a primary care pediatrics clinic in Bronx, NY, showed that out of 326 English-speaking parents, 77% incorrectly dosed liquid medication for their children. The Albert Einstein College of Medicine investigation team instructed parents to … [Read more...]
A research team from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Mount Sinai School of Medicine found that “the risk of low birth weight and preterm birth within the black population varies by maternal ancestry and nativity.” Researchers utilized the New York … [Read more...]
A research team from Johns Hopkins University, the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and Columbia University studied the effect that poverty had on adolescents (12 to 17 years of age) being overweight during the past three decades. While differences in … [Read more...]
In a study examining patients who were candidates for coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG), researchers found that “providers’ conscious and unconscious beliefs about patients mediate racial/ethnic disparities in treatment.” Study participants were … [Read more...]
In a survey of Medicaid coverage for tobacco-dependence treatments, researchers from the Center for Health and Public Policy Studies at the University of California, Berkeley found that a total of thirty-seven states offered some form of coverage in 2003. Between 1998 … [Read more...]
The Kaiser Family Foundation published a 2006 report on Medicaid’s role in providing medical and prescription drug coverage to people living with HIV/AIDS. In 2006, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) calculated that federal spending on HIV/AIDS … [Read more...]
