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1. AHRQ Report Confirms Fewer Americans Lack Health Insurance | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   August 01, 2018 - Home Data & Analytics Data Infographics AHRQ Report Confirms Fewer Americans … Knowledgebase Data Sources Available from AHRQ AHRQ Report Confirms Fewer Americans … Lack Health Insurance AHRQ Report Confirms Fewer Americans Lack Health Insurance (PDF, 306 … 2018 Page originally created August 2018 Internet Citation: AHRQ Report Confirms Fewer Americans

2. Understanding and Addressing High Rates of Refusal of Pneumococcal Vaccination Among African-Americans (pdf file)
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   January 01, 2011 - Understanding and Addressing High Rates of Refusal of Pneumococcal Vaccination Among African-Americans … time Understanding and Addressing High Rates of Refusal of Pneumococcal Vaccination Among African-Americans … In 2011 it was estimated that 65% of older whites, but only 48% of older African Americans received … The purpose of this study was to explore why older African Americans refuse the pneumonia vaccine and … Patient education materials need to encourage older African Americans to receive the pneumonia vaccine

3. Racial and Ethnic Minorities | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   March 23, 2023 - White women reported prior screening compared with 43 percent of non-Hispanic Black women. 2 Asian Americans … For example, a 2020 study found that Asian Americans, including Asian ethnic-groups, reported lower rates … of patient-provider communication regarding breast and cervical cancer screening compared with White Americans … reported experiencing discrimination from a doctor or health clinic compared with 3 percent for White Americans … Cancer/health communication and breast/cervical cancer screening among Asian Americans and five Asian

4. Advancing Heart Health and Equity during the COVID-19 Pandemic | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   February 01, 2021 - Despite effective interventions for the prevention and management of heart disease, too many Americans … The toll is greatest among African Americans, who have higher rates of mortality from heart disease and … Americans of lower socioeconomic status are also more likely to experience cardiovascular disease than … patients benefit from this intervention—particularly racial and ethnic minorities, low-income and rural Americans … small- and medium-sized primary care practices across the U.S. improve the heart health of millions of Americans

5. During National Primary Care Week, AHRQ Celebrates the Tradition of Primary Care Practices Delivering Whole-Person Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   October 01, 2023 - to the nation’s primary care practices for their unique and critical contributions in caring for all Americans … AHRQ looks forward to future advances as primary care practices build upon their tradition as Americans … At AHRQ, we work towards a future where all Americans receive high-quality, whole-person care that is

6. For American Heart Month, AHRQ Offers New Tools for Expanding Cardiac Rehabilitation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   February 01, 2023 - and high-poverty areas, as well as hospitals that served higher-than-average proportions of African Americans … and Native Americans. … Heart disease remains an outsized threat to Americans, claiming about 700,000 lives yearly. … American Heart Month, AHRQ is pleased to join the Nation’s growing efforts to improve the heart health of Americans

7. With New Funds Proposed for 2024, AHRQ is Poised to Tackle Critical Healthcare Challenges | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   March 01, 2023 - reducing fragmentation and realigning incentives, which can improve the quality of care provided to all Americans … much-needed diagnostic safety research to prevent errors and delays in diagnosis, which affect 12 million Americans … his budget press conference , “Our charge is to enhance and protect the health and well-being of all Americans … part of that charge, we are committed to advancing equity in health and human services so that all Americans

8. Primary Care Practice-Based Research Networks (PBRN) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   July 01, 2013 - improvement activities and an evidence-based culture in primary care practice to improve the health of all Americans … Recognizing the importance of this work, its ability to improve the health of all Americans, and the

9. AHRQ Stats | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   November 01, 2023 - Americans Treated for Joint Disorders The number of Americans receiving treatment for osteoarthritis … Americans Treated for Respiratory Infections The number of Americans treated for acute bronchitis and … Native Americans experienced the most significant increase, from 13.8 per 100,000 in 2018 to 28.1 in … Americans and under 40 for every 100,000 White Americans. … fibrillation increased more than 50 percent for Americans age 18 to 64 from 1998 to 2014.

10. Investing in Primary Care to Ensure High-Quality Care for All Americans | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    July 01, 2021 - Blog AHRQ Views Investing in Primary Care to Ensure High-Quality Care for All Americans … Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders Investing in Primary Care to Ensure High-Quality Care for All Americans … 2021 Internet Citation: Investing in Primary Care to Ensure High-Quality Care for All Americans

11. Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2023 - Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) MEPS is the only national data source measuring how Americans … from families and individuals that provides timely, comprehensive information on the health status of Americans

12. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: A Profile | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    July 01, 2022 - AHRQ) is the lead Federal agency charged with improving the safety and quality of healthcare for all Americans … tools, and support to over 5,000 primary care physicians that will improve the care for over 8 million Americans … that hospitalization rates more than doubled between 1993 and 2012, when there were more than 700,000 Americans

13. Blog | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 13, 2021 - Justice, and AHRQ September 29, 2021 AHRQ Initiatives Support Better Heart Health for All Americans … Health Equity July 27, 2021 Investing in Primary Care to Ensure High-Quality Care for All Americans

14. Health Services and Primary Care Research Study | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    July 01, 2021 - learning health system models, and find new approaches to dissemination to improve healthcare for all Americans … in patients’ lives and is vital for improving the quality, safety, and value of healthcare for all Americans … and PCR across the Federal enterprise in order to achieve our goal of improving healthcare for all Americans

15. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: A Profile (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2016 - AHRQ develops the knowledge, tools, and data needed to improve the health care system and help Americans … , and support to over 5,000 primary care physicians that will improve the care for over 8 million Americans … hospitalization rates more than doubled between 1993 and 2012, when there were more than 700,000 Americans

16. AHRQ-Funded Studies Highlight Dental Antibiotic Prescribing Trends | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    August 01, 2023 - Department and Inpatient Visits for COVID-19 in 2020 In 2020, 32.5 percent of Black non-Hispanic Americans … stay, significantly higher than the 17.1 percent and 17.2 percent of White non-Hispanic and Hispanic Americans … Explore Careers at AHRQ Join the team  that strives to improve healthcare for all Americans by investing

17. Strategy 6K: Cultivating Cultural Competence | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2020 - behavioral health practitioners with cultural backgrounds commonly requested by members, including African Americans … program mentioned above, the health plan distributed written materials developed specifically for African Americans … materials included brochures on nutrition that were designed to be specifically relevant to African Americans … Competent Disease Management Improves Self-Monitoring and Blood Pressure Control in Hypertensive African Americans … Competent Disease Management Improves Self-Monitoring and Blood Pressure Control in Hypertensive African Americans

18. Well-Child Visits on the Rise, But Disturbing Gaps Remain for Underserved Populations | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    August 01, 2022 - Joe Biden’s Memorandum on Addressing the Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 are now available to help Americans … It remains difficult to measure precisely, but an  estimated 7.7 to 23 million Americans have developed … Job Opportunities at AHRQ Join the team that strives to improve healthcare for all Americans by investing

19. Department of Commerce Agency Uses MEPS for New Scrutiny of Health Care Spending | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2016 - and individuals, their health care providers, and employers—collects data on the health services that Americans … The result is a detailed set of statistical analyses estimating how much Americans spend on health care

20. Biden Administration Tackles Financial Strains on Healthcare Consumers | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    November 01, 2023 - Americans have long been facing a healthcare affordability crisis. … recent article published in Health Affairs , AHRQ researchers highlighted the financial pressures Americans