Objective: This study aims to identify opportunities to improve surgical equity by evaluating
unmet social health needs by race, ethnicity, and insurance type. Background: Although …

Importance The Affordable Care Act (ACA) sought to improve access and affordability of
health insurance. Although most ACA policies targeted childless adults, the extent to which …

Research suggests that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Medicaid expansions improved
financial protection for the poor. However, evidence is limited on whether subsidies offered …

Evaluating the relationship between health care costs and quality is paramount in the
current health care economic climate, as an understanding of value is needed to drive policy …

Abstract Introduction The United States currently faces an epidemic of opioid misuse which
extends to adolescent surgical populations. Opioid prescriptions after surgery are …

Objectives Children of minority background have reduced access to surgery. This study
assessed for racial/ethnic differences in surgical utilization by location. Materials and …

Abstract Background In 2003, China established a New Rural Cooperative Medical System
(NRCMS) for rural residents to alleviate the burden of medical expenses among rural …

Importance Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has severe functional and economic consequences.
The implications of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) and demographic …

Background Despite public perception, most of the nearly 20 million US veterans have
health coverage outside the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), and VHA eligibility and …

Introduction The impact of socioeconomic inequalities on cancer care and outcomes has
been well recognized and the underlying causes are likely multifactorial. Income is regarded …