Publications by authors named "C I A Oronce"

Asian American (AA) and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) people are often aggregated into a monolithic group, but when they are disaggregated into ethnic groups (e.g., Chinese), inequities can be identified.

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Importance: Asian American individuals are not underrepresented in medicine; however, aggregation in prior workforce analyses may mask underlying disparities.

Objective: To assess representation by Asian race and disaggregated subgroups in the US allopathic medical school workforce.

Design, Setting, And Participants: This cross-sectional study used Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) special reports, generated using the AAMC Applicant-Matriculant Data File, Student Records System, Graduate Medical Education Track Survey, and faculty roster.

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We examined self-reported inability to access to needed medical care and reasons for not accessing medical care among US-representative adult Medicaid enrollees, disaggregated across 10 Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander ethnic groups. Chinese (-4.54 percentage points [PP], P < .

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Academic seminars are an important venue through which investigators in health services research (HSR) and other clinical and translational science disciplines can share their work, gather feedback, and connect with colleagues. However, the format and focus of these seminars shifted abruptly when the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic necessitated social distancing and underscored the salience of health equity. Little is known about how contemporary academic seminars are meeting the evolving needs of the HSR community.

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Article Synopsis
  • The Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion significantly improved healthcare coverage for millions, but its impact on overall care quality across different insurance types was uncertain.
  • A study analyzed data from states that expanded Medicaid versus those that did not, focusing on the number of physician visits and the quality of care before and after the expansion between 2012-2015.
  • Results showed an increase in Medicaid visits and high-value services for new enrollees post-expansion, while access and quality of care for individuals with Medicare or commercial insurance remained stable.
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