ArticleSSM - population health2019
Inequities in newborn screening: Race and the role of medicaid
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- "Es Lindo, Pero Estamos Perdidos"-Characterizing Facilitators and Barriers to Clinical Genetic Testing for Latino Populations.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- Rethinking agency for genetic testing intention among Latinos: Determining predictors of intention for carrier screening and cancer predisposition testing.Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics · 2025Article
- A Children's Rights Framework for Genomic Medicine: Newborn Screening as a Use Case.Medical research archives · 2024Article
- Assessing interstate racial and socioeconomic disparities in newborn screening policies in the United States.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Genetic counselors' perspectives on genomic screening of apparently healthy newborns in the United States.Genetics in medicine open · 2024Article
- Healthcare Use Among Black and White Congenital Heart Disease Medicaid Enrollees.Pediatric cardiology · 2023Article
- Newborn Screening for Neurodevelopmental Disorders May Exacerbate Health Disparities.Pediatrics · 2023Article
- Newborn sequencing is only part of the solution for better child health.Lancet regional health. Americas · 2023Review
- The Progress and Future of US Newborn Screening.International journal of neonatal screening · 2022Review
- Exome/Genome-Wide Testing in Newborn Screening: A Proportionate Path Forward.Frontiers in genetics · 2022Article
- Expanded Newborn Screening and Genomic Sequencing in Latin America and the Resulting Social Justice and Ethical Considerations.International journal of neonatal screening · 2021Article
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Abstract
Newborn Screening (NBS) is a State-run program that mandates all newborns to be screened for a panel of medical conditions to reduce infant mortality and morbidity. Medicaid is a public health insurance program that expanded access to care for low-income infants. NBS mandates and Medicaid rolled out state-by-state in the 1960s, 70s, and 80s, which are considered significant programs that improved infant health in the latter half of the 20th Century. This article utilized variation in States' timing of NBS mandates and Medicaid implementation to examine changes in infant mortality rates among white and African American infants associated with NBS, Medicaid, and their interaction. The analyses used data from birth and death certificates in the US Vital Statistics from 1959 to 1995. We find that the implementation of NBS mandates alone was not associated with significant declines in infant mortality and coincided with increases in within-state racial inequities. States experienced mortality declines and reduction in racial inequities after implementing Medicaid with NBS mandates.
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