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Medicaid Might Cut Cardiovascular Risk for This One Group

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- Getting onto Medicaid might not improve cardiovascular risk factors universally, but it did for some individuals, as secondary analysis of a randomized trial showed. Previously uninsured, low-income individuals who won a lottery.

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Abstract 4119868: Statin and PCSK9 Inhibitor Utilization and Spending in Medicaid between 2018 to 2022: A National Analysis

Circulation

Introduction:Low-income working-aged adults in the Medicaid program have a high burden of cardiovascular risk factors and disease, but often face barriers accessing necessary therapies. However, Medicaid spending on statins decreased by 7.1%, from $246.2 million statin prescriptions in 2018 compared to 20.3 million to 2.6

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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. Low-income adults experienced improvements in insurance coverage (RR 1.10 [95% CI: 1.08-1.12]),

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Disparities in Postpartum Care After a Hypertensive Disorder of Pregnancy in the United States

Hypertension Journal

Adjusting for other factors, Hispanic individuals (odds ratio, 0.75 [95% CI, 0.600.94]), non-Hispanic Black individuals (odds ratio, 0.75 [95% CI, 0.620.91]), and individuals of other or multiple races (odds ratio, 0.57 [95% CI, 0.440.74]) were less likely to attend a postpartum visit, compared with non-Hispanic White individuals.

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Abstract WP151: Prevailing Income-Based Disparities in Acute Ischemic Stroke and Cardiovascular Events in Young Hospitalized Adults With Cannabis Use Disorder: Insights From a Population-Based Analysis

Stroke Journal

Introduction:Cannabis use and low socioeconomic status are recognized as distinct risk factors for stroke and cardiovascular pathologies. vs. 1.3%), with Medicaid (56.3% After adjusting for confounding factors, the risk of AIS in the HIQ cohort was 37% lower than in the LIQ cohort (OR: 0.63 [95% CI: 0.42-0.96]).

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Abstract TMP73: Incidence and Outcomes for Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage During Pregnancy: A 20-year Analysis of the National Inpatient Sample From 2000-2019

Stroke Journal

Introduction:Pregnancy is a risk factor for subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). We aim to better understand this risk and its impact on in-hospital outcomes over a longitudinal time period in a large population based sample.Methods:We analyzed the 2000-2019 National Inpatient Sample, selecting for aneurysmal SAH (aSAH). vs 28.4%).

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Abstract WMP106: The Impact of Social Determinants of Health on Ambulatory Status at Discharge Following Acute Ischemic Stroke: Findings From the Get With the Guidelines-Stroke Registry

Stroke Journal

Background:Medical comorbidities and stroke risk factors only explain a proportion of stroke incidence and outcomes in different populations. Stroke, Volume 55, Issue Suppl_1 , Page AWMP106-AWMP106, February 1, 2024. Social determinants of health(SDOH)have been associated with incident stroke. 0.96],p=0.001).Patients 1.18];P=0.001).

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