Stroke systems of care: evaluating disparities after stroke legislation implementation in Rhode Island
Abigail A Teshome, Joshua R Feler, Mazen Taman, Carl Michael Porto, Elizabeth Perelstein, Mark Cort, Elias Shaaya, Krisztina Moldovan, Radmehr Torabi, Dylan N Wolman, Mahesh V Jayaraman, Jeffrey Proulx · 2026
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Abigail Teshome and co-authors study stroke care law in Rhode Island in a 2026 paper. A state act set up named stroke centers, new ambulance rules, and a central stroke database. Such laws cut stroke deaths overall, but whether they help minority and low income groups was unclear.
The team used state, federal, and census data from 2006 to 2019 and compared death rates by race before and after the law. Statewide stroke deaths fell after the law took effect. Rates also fell for White and Hispanic residents. Black residents, though, started higher and rose right after the change before falling each year. The authors show that a law can help a state overall while gaps between groups persist.
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| CREATOR | Abigail A Teshome, Joshua R Feler, Mazen Taman, Carl Michael Porto, Elizabeth Perelstein, Mark Cort, Elias Shaaya, Krisztina Moldovan, Radmehr Torabi, Dylan N Wolman, Mahesh V Jayaraman, Jeffrey Proulx |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 32 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |