Expanding Medicaid-benefit eligibility to cover all people with income below 139 percent of the federal poverty line reduced Black-white disparities in preventable hospitalizations and emergency department (ED) visits, according ...
Mar 10, 2023
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A genetic score may be able to identify higher stroke risk—but only for people living in the most privileged neighborhoods, according to new research that highlights inequities related to wealth and health.
Feb 6, 2023
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Patients diagnosed with invasive breast cancer in a Southern state that expanded access to Medicaid were more likely to receive treatment and less likely to be diagnosed with advanced-stage disease, according to new research ...
Feb 1, 2023
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Getting everyone who is eligible for free or discounted health insurance to sign up for it requires making it as easy as possible to enroll—and that convenience especially matters for young, healthy and low-income people. ...
Jan 31, 2023
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Vaccine coverage by age 24 months was generally similar during the pandemic versus prepandemic, but coverage disparities remain, according to research published in the Jan. 13 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control ...
Jan 13, 2023
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What are the keys to "successful" or optimal aging? A new study followed more than 7000 middle aged and older Canadians for approximately three years to identify the factors linked to well-being as we age.
Dec 13, 2022
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Experiencing poverty in childhood has a particular impact on well-being in adulthood around middle age, according to new research.
Nov 28, 2022
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According to a new study, children exposed to parental incarceration had worse access to primary care and more unmet dental and mental health care needs than their peers, even after accounting for income, insurance status, ...
Nov 15, 2022
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Nearly one in four families of pediatric patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) enrolled in a clinical trial experienced food insecurity, and almost half of the families eligible for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ...
Sep 16, 2022
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A significant number of people who have survived cancer are living in poverty, which can have negative effects on their physical and mental health, according to researchers at the Medical College of Georgia and the Georgia ...
Sep 15, 2022
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