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Healthcare Access and Cardiovascular Risk Factor Management Among Working-Age US Adults During the Pandemic

Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality & Outcomes

We then evaluated changes among low-income adults in Medicaid expansion versus non-expansion states using a similar approach.Results:The unweighted study population included 80,767 low-income and 184,136 high income adults. 0.98]) and cholesterol testing (RR 0.93 [0.91-0.96]) 1.12]), access to a provider (RR 1.12 [1.09-1.14]),

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Role of Sex in the Association of Socioeconomic Status With Cardiovascular Health in Black Americans: The Jackson Heart Study

Journal of the American Heart Association

Lower income, education, occupation (non‐management/professional versus management/professional occupations), and insurance status (uninsured, Medicaid, Veterans Affairs, or Medicare versus private insurance) were associated with lower CVH scores (allP<0.01). Participants had a mean age of 54.8 years years (SD 12.6 years),