Trends in blood pressure control among US adults with hypertension, 1999-2000 to 2017-2018

P Muntner, ST Hardy, LJ Fine, BC Jaeger, G Wozniak… - Jama, 2020 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Controlling blood pressure (BP) reduces the risk for cardiovascular disease.
Objective To determine whether BP control among US adults with hypertension changed …

Association of the affordable care act with racial and ethnic disparities in uninsured emergency department utilization

B Ukert, TV Giannouchos - BMC health services research, 2023 - Springer
Background Disparities in uninsured emergency department (ED) use are well documented.
However, a comprehensive analysis evaluating how the Affordable Care Act (ACA) may …

The association of Medicaid expansion and racial/ethnic inequities in access, treatment, and outcomes for patients with acute myocardial infarction

EM Valdovinos, MJ Niedzwiecki, J Guo, RY Hsia - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Introduction After having an acute myocardial infarction (AMI), racial and ethnic minorities
have less access to care, decreased rates of invasive treatments such as percutaneous …

[HTML][HTML] New hypertension and diabetes diagnoses following the Affordable Care Act Medicaid expansion

H Angier, N Huguet, D Ezekiel-Herrera… - Family Medicine and …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective To assess the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Medicaid expansion's impact on new
hypertension and diabetes diagnoses in community health centres (CHCs). Design Rates of …

Immigrants and the affordable care act: changes in coverage and access to care by documentation status

T Porteny, N Ponce, BD Sommers - Journal of Immigrant and Minority …, 2022 - Springer
Little is known about the effects of the ACA's coverage expansion among immigrant groups
of differing immigration status. Using data from the California Health Interview Survey (2003 …

Cardiovascular disease behavioral risk factors among Latinos by citizenship and documentation status

AN Ortega, JK Pintor, BA Langellier, AV Bustamante… - BMC public health, 2020 - Springer
Background Studies have observed that recent Latino immigrants tend to have a physical
health advantage compared to immigrants who have been in the US for many years or …

The Trump Administration's assault on health and social programs: Potential consequences for older Hispanics

JL Angel, N Berlinger - Aging Policy and Politics in the Trump Era, 2020 - taylorfrancis.com
Health and social welfare policy proposals put forth by the Trump administration and
Republican-controlled Congress could have huge impacts on low-income groups. This …

[HTML][HTML] Examining EMTALA in the era of the patient protection and Affordable Care Act

RM McKenna, J Purtle, KL Nelson, DH Roby… - AIMS Public …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Little is known regarding the characteristics of hospitals that violate the
Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA). This study addresses this gap by …

The Association Between State Characteristics and Latinx People's Treated Hypertension in Established and New Latinx Destination States: A Multilevel Analysis

A Maldonado, HH Laroche, DK Sewell… - Family & community …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
This study sought to quantify the contributions of state-level factors including income
inequality, state's legislature political control, and Medicaid expansion in new and …

[PDF][PDF] Population Health Challenges for Latinos in the United States

AN Ortega - Advancing the Science of Cancer in Latinos: Building …, 2022 - library.oapen.org
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) became law in 2010 and was
nationally implemented in 2014 to make insurance more affordable and accessible. This …