Socioeconomic disparities in healthcare access and implications for all-cause mortality among US adults: a 2000-2019 record linkage study.

ABSTRACT: The United States (US) has witnessed a notable increase in socioeconomic disparities in all-cause mortality since 2000. While this period is marked by significant macroeconomic and health policy changes, the specific drivers of these mortality trends remain poorly understood. In this study, we assessed healthcare access variables and their association with socioeconomic status (SES)-related differences (exposure) in US all-cause mortality (outcome) since 2000. Our research drew upon cross-sectional data from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS, 2000-2018), linked to death records from the National Death Index (NDI, 2000-2019; n = 486 257). The findings reveal that the odds of a lack of health insurance and unaffordability of needed medical care were over 2-fold higher among individu

SUBMITTER: Gulati I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12034832 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature