Health Care Insurance, Financial Concerns in Accessing Care, and Delays to Hospital Presentation in Acute Myocardial Infarction.

The article offers information on a study which determined the link between lack of health insurance and financial concerns about accessing care among those with health insurance, and the time from symptom onset to hospital presentation during acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Data analyzed by researchers were from a registry of AMI patients enrolled between April 11, 2005 and December 31, 2008 at 24 U.S. hospitals. Medical records were utilized to determine insurance information, while information on financial concerns was taken from structured interviews. A detailed discussion on the research findings is presented.