Why the study?
Does low neighborhood income and Medicaid insurance increase prehospital delay in patients with acute myocardial infarction?
Population
9700 men and women with a validated, definite, or probable acute myocardial infarction in the…
Comparison
Low neighborhood household income and Medicaid… vs High neighborhood household income and prepaid…
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May signal barriers to timely AMI care in disadvantaged groups; hypothesis-generating for equity interventions.
Does low neighborhood income and Medicaid insurance increase prehospital delay in patients with acute myocardial infarction?
Socioeconomic and insurance disparities, specifically low neighborhood income and Medicaid coverage, are associated with longer prehospital delays for acute myocardial infarction.
Foraker et al. (2008) studied this question.
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