Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Liran Einav, Amy Finkelstein
Summary: Health insurance coverage in the United States is uncertain and unstable. Even with the Affordable Care Act (ACA), a significant number of people remain uninsured at some point over a 2-year period. The risk of losing insurance is higher for those with Medicaid or private exchange coverage compared to those with employer-provided coverage. It is important to focus on both the percentage of uninsured individuals at a specific time and the stability and certainty of insurance coverage.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2023)
Letter
Medicine, General & Internal
Suveen Angraal, Arun George Zachariah, Raaisa Raaisa, Rohan Khera, Praveen Rao, Harlan M. Krumholz, John A. Spertus
Summary: This study investigates online crowdsourced fundraising for US health care costs from 2010 to 2018, examining trends by medical condition and geographic distribution.
Editorial Material
Immunology
Aaron Yang, Amanda C. Poholek
Summary: In this study, a distal silencer element that disrupts promoter-enhancer looping was identified, which plays a critical role in regulating IFN-gamma expression and preventing inappropriate inflammation.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Nora Kenworthy, Mark Igra
Summary: This study assessed whether the use and outcomes of medical crowdfunding align with health financing needs in the United States. The findings showed that medical crowdfunding raised unequal amounts of money and had low success rates, particularly in areas with higher medical debt, uninsured populations, and poverty. Therefore, medical crowdfunding is misaligned with key indicators of health financing needs in the United States.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Jian Lin, Bo Huang, Mei-Po Kwan, Min Chen, Qiang Wang
Summary: This study examined the associations between greenness and COVID-19 outcomes in the United States along an urban-rural continuum. The availability of greenness was found to have a significant negative association with COVID-19 infection rates, but no significant association with hospitalization or fatality rates. Stratified analyses showed that the health benefits of greenness were stronger for men and adults compared to women and the elderly.
LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Angelene True, Tina Janamian, Paresh Dawda, Tracey Johnson, Gary Smith
Summary: Australia's primary health care system works well for most people, but there is a need to improve care for the 20% of the population who live with multiple chronic conditions. The Health Care Homes trial demonstrated that a person-centred care model can bring about positive change with dedicated support and highlighted the importance of enablers and reform streams identified in the 10-year plan.
MEDICAL JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA
(2022)
News Item
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Nidhi Subbaraman
Summary: Evaluation of death certificates from national database reveals a grim situation for pregnant women.
Article
Critical Care Medicine
Kevin Duan, Maxwell Birger, David H. Au, Laura J. Spece, Laura C. Feemster, Joseph L. Dieleman
Summary: This study estimates healthcare spending for respiratory conditions in the United States from 1996 to 2016, and identifies factors contributing to spending growth. The findings indicate high spending on respiratory conditions, particularly for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The study highlights the importance of addressing service price and intensity, especially for pharmaceuticals, in reducing healthcare spending growth.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Ophthalmology
Daniel M. Vu, Justin Stoler, Adam L. Rothman, Ta Chen Chang
Summary: The study aimed to evaluate the risk of delayed primary congenital glaucoma (PCG) evaluation for infants due to long travel times to specialists. By analyzing the geospatial service coverage, it was found that a significant number of infants aged 0-1 year live beyond the service areas of American Glaucoma Society (AGS) and American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (AAPOS), potentially leading to delayed diagnosis of PCG. Children in these underserved areas are more likely to face health disparities, especially those living in poverty, lacking health insurance, and residing in single-parent households, with a higher prevalence in the Great Plains region.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Ophthalmology
Rebecca Russ Soares, Nikita Mokhashi, James Sharpe, Qiang Zhang, John Hinkle, Samir N. Patel, Allen C. Ho, Yoshihiro Yonekawa, Jason Hsu
Summary: The purpose of this study was to determine the applicability of federal health provider shortage areas (HPSAs) to eye care providers (ECPs). The study found a weak correlation between current HPSAs and ECP supply. A new approach was proposed to identify counties with high need but limited access to eye care.
Article
Clinical Neurology
Cathy Y. Yu, Timothy Blaine, Peter D. Panagos, Akash P. Kansagra
Summary: This study highlighted the demographic disparities in proximity to certified stroke care, with greater disparities observed in nonurban areas compared to urban areas. Higher proportions of elderly, American Indian, uninsured, or low-income populations in nonurban census tracts were found to be more distant from certified stroke care facilities.
Article
Physics, Multidisciplinary
Mate Farkas, Maria Balanzo-Juando, Karol Lukanowski, Jan Kolodynski, Antonio Acin
Summary: Protocols of device-independent quantum key distribution fail to establish a secret key when implemented on certain entangled nonlocal states, implying the need for different reconciliation techniques or the insufficiency of Bell nonlocality for this task.
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS
(2021)
Editorial Material
Hematology
Rory McCulloch
Summary: In a large retrospective analysis, outcomes of post-BTKi mantle cell lymphoma patients were described, providing a benchmark for future studies and highlighting the challenges in managing this patient cohort.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF HAEMATOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Bo Shen, Fredrich Kahrl, Andrew J. Satchwell
Summary: This article discusses the importance of distributed energy resources in carbon reduction, as well as US policies, market strategies, and challenges. It suggests that other countries should learn from and draw lessons from the US experience, paying particular attention to the role of policy, regulatory reform, and balancing interests.
ANNUAL REVIEW OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCES, VOL 46, 2021
(2021)
Article
Immunology
Rahul Shekhar, Abu Baker Sheikh, Shubhra Upadhyay, Mriganka Singh, Saket Kottewar, Hamza Mir, Eileen Barrett, Suman Pal
Summary: In the survey, only 36% of respondents were willing to take the vaccine as soon as it became available, while 56% were undecided. Only 8% of healthcare workers do not plan to get vaccinated. Vaccine acceptance increased with age, education, and income level, with direct medical care providers showing higher acceptance rates.
