2020
Association of cardiovascular risk factor profile and financial hardship from medical bills among non-elderly adults in the United States
Grandhi GR, Valero-Elizondo J, Mszar R, Brandt EJ, Annapureddy A, Khera R, Saxena A, Virani SS, Blankstein R, Desai NR, Blaha MJ, Cheema FH, Vahidy FS, Nasir K. Association of cardiovascular risk factor profile and financial hardship from medical bills among non-elderly adults in the United States. American Journal Of Preventive Cardiology 2020, 2: 100034. PMID: 34327457, PMCID: PMC8315456, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpc.2020.100034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAtherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseCardiovascular risk factor profileCost-related barriersRisk factor profileNon-elderly adultsCRF profileLow prevalenceMedical billsFactor profileNational Health Interview SurveyHealth Interview SurveyLack of insuranceFinancial hardshipLogistic regression modelsLow incomeASCVD statusRisk factorsCardiovascular diseaseStudy populationLower oddsLower mortalityUninsured individualsLow burdenHealthcare expendituresPrevalence
2019
Association of Income Disparities with Patient-Reported Healthcare Experience
Okunrintemi V, Khera R, Spatz ES, Salami JA, Valero-Elizondo J, Warraich HJ, Virani SS, Blankstein R, Blaha MJ, Pawlik TM, Dharmarajan K, Krumholz HM, Nasir K. Association of Income Disparities with Patient-Reported Healthcare Experience. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2019, 34: 884-892. PMID: 30783877, PMCID: PMC6544715, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-019-04848-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient healthcare experienceHealthcare experiencesHigher oddsMedical Expenditure Panel Survey cohortHealthcare providersRepresentative US adult populationUS adult populationTimes higher oddsQuality of careTimes greater oddsLow incomePoor healthcare experiencesRetrospective studyPatient incomePatient levelPatient reportsUS adultsProvider satisfactionGreater oddsPatientsHealth outcomesSurvey cohortAdult populationStudy participantsAspects of access
2018
Association of Out-of-Pocket Annual Health Expenditures With Financial Hardship in Low-Income Adults With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in the United States
Khera R, Valero-Elizondo J, Okunrintemi V, Saxena A, Das SR, de Lemos JA, Krumholz HM, Nasir K. Association of Out-of-Pocket Annual Health Expenditures With Financial Hardship in Low-Income Adults With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in the United States. JAMA Cardiology 2018, 3: 729-738. PMID: 29971325, PMCID: PMC6143078, DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2018.1813.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCatastrophic financial burdenLow-income familiesPocket health care expensesHigh financial burdenMedical Expenditure Panel SurveyHealth care expensesFamily incomeFinancial burdenPanel SurveyHealth expensesMean annual family incomePocket expensesCare expensesFinancial hardshipAtherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseLow incomePocket health expensesAssociation of OutAnnual family incomeFederal poverty limitHigh-income familiesAnnual health expenditureLow-income adultsInsurance premiumsHealth expenditure