By the Numbers: Keeping a Heart Healthy

From heart problems to warming temperatures.

By Lacy Schley
Sep 7, 2017 5:00 PMNov 12, 2019 9:22 PM
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The decrease in out-of-hospital cardiac arrests researchers observed in a pilot study of the Portland, Ore., area after the Affordable Care Act went into effect. Only middle-aged Portlanders, 45-64 years old, saw this benefit, though — the nearly universally insured elderly population, 65+, saw no changes.

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