Background Organ transplant is the preferred treatment for end-stage organ disease, yet the
majority of patients with end-stage organ disease are never placed on the transplant waiting …

Although care of patients with heart failure (HF) has improved in the past decade, important
disparities in HF outcomes persist based on race/ethnicity. Age-adjusted HF-related …

Among the estimated 6.2 million Americans living with heart failure (HF),≈ 5%/y may
progress to advanced, or stage D, disease. Advanced HF has a high morbidity and mortality …

Expanding eligibility for Medicaid was a central goal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which
continues to be debated and discussed at the state and federal levels as further reforms are …

Importance Racial bias is associated with the allocation of advanced heart failure therapies,
heart transplants, and ventricular assist devices. It is unknown whether gender and racial …

Background Race influences medical decision making, but its impact on advanced heart
failure therapy allocation is unknown. We sought to determine whether patient race …

Importance Contemporary data directly comparing experiences between individuals with
public and private health insurance among the 5 major forms of coverage in the US are …

The tables below support the Kaiser Family Foundation February 2017 brief titled,“The
Effects of Medicaid Expansion under the ACA: Updated Findings from a Literature …

At the ten year mark since the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), a substantial body
of research has investigated effects of the Medicaid expansion on coverage; access to care …

Background: Racial disparities in access to advanced therapies for heart failure (HF)
patients are well documented, although the reasons remain uncertain. We sought to …