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Risk of Burdensome Health Care Spending Over Time in the US Open
Importance Cross-sectional studies indicate that out-of-pocket (OOP) health care costs strain household finances, but few studies have examined the risk of incurring burdensome health care spending longitudinally among individuals in the U…
Job Lock and Parents of Children With Cystic Fibrosis Open
This cross-sectional study examined whether parental job lock and other financial and employment factors are associated with access to care for children with cystic fibrosis.
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Health, Access to Care, and Financial Barriers to Care Among People Incarcerated in US Prisons Open
Importance Decades-old data indicate that people imprisoned in the US have poor access to health care despite their constitutional right to care. Most prisons impose co-payments for at least some medical visits. No recent national studies …
Hospital Assets Before and After Private Equity Acquisition Open
This study assesses changes in hospitals’ capital assets after private equity acquisition.
Rape-Related Pregnancies in the 14 US States With Total Abortion Bans Open
This cross-sectional study estimates the incidence of rape-related pregnancies in US states with abortion bans.
Projected Health Outcomes Associated With 3 US Supreme Court Decisions in 2022 on COVID-19 Workplace Protections, Handgun-Carry Restrictions, and Abortion Rights Open
Importance Several recent US Supreme Court rulings have drawn criticism from the medical community, but their health consequences have not been quantitatively evaluated. Objective To model health outcomes associated with 3 Supreme Court ru…
Association of Texas’ 2021 Ban on Abortion in Early Pregnancy With the Number of Facility-Based Abortions in Texas and Surrounding States Open
Importance Texas’ 2021 ban on abortion in early pregnancy may demonstrate how patterns of abortion might change following the US Supreme Court’s June 2022 decision overturning Roe v Wade . Objective To assess changes in the number of abort…
Prevalence and Risk Factors for Medical Debt and Subsequent Changes in Social Determinants of Health in the US Open
Importance Cost barriers discourage many US residents from seeking medical care and many who obtain it experience financial hardship. However, little is known about the association between medical debt and social determinants of health (SD…
Trends in Health Care Use Among Black and White Persons in the US, 1963-2019 Open
This study's findings indicate that racial inequities in care have persisted for 6 decades and widened in recent years, suggesting the persistence and even fortification of structural racism in health care access. Reform efforts should inc…
Financial Hardships Caused by Out-of-Pocket Abortion Costs in Texas, 2018 Open
Objectives. To identify financial hardships related to costs of obtaining abortion care in Texas, which has the highest uninsured rate in the United States and restricts insurance coverage for abortions. Methods. We surveyed patients seeki…
Medical Uninsurance and Underinsurance Among US Children Open
This cross-sectional study uses data from the 2016 to 2019 National Survey of Children’s Health to examine trends in both medical uninsurnace and underinsurance among US children.
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Outpatient Visit Rates Across 29 Specialties Open
This cross-sectional study examines US racial/ethnic disparities in outpatient visit rates to 29 physician specialties.
Health Spending For Low-, Middle-, And High-Income Americans, 1963–2012 Open
US medical spending growth slowed between 2004 and 2013. At the same time, many Americans faced rising copayments and deductibles, which may have particularly affected lower-income people. To explore whether the health spending slowdown af…