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Canadians With Cystic Fibrosis Outlive American Patients By 10 Years
The study suggests access to lung transplants and health insurance may play a role in the survival gap. Canadians survived longer than uninsured patients in the U.S. and those on Medicaid, but U.S. patients with private health insurance had similar life spans to Canadians.
Canadians with cystic fibrosis survive about 10 years longer than Americans with the same genetic disease, according to startling new research that raises questions about how to improve care. (3/13)
The study鈥檚 researchers said they don鈥檛 know what accounts for the disparity, but a higher rate of lung transplants among Canadian patients and the country鈥檚 widely accessible health-care system may be among the factors. (Walker, 3/13)
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