RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Prevalence of Pre-existing Conditions Among Community Health Center Patients With COVID-19: Implications for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act JF The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine JO J Am Board Fam Med FD American Board of Family Medicine SP S247 OP S249 DO 10.3122/jabfm.2021.S1.200571 VO 34 IS Supplement A1 Huguet, Nathalie A1 Schmidt, Teresa A1 Larson, Annie A1 O’Malley, Jean A1 Hoopes, Megan A1 Angier, Heather A1 Marino, Miguel A1 DeVoe, Jennifer YR 2021 UL http://www.jabfm.org/content/34/Supplement/S247.abstract AB Background: Short- and long-term effects of COVID-19 will likely be designated pre-existing conditions. We describe the prevalence of pre-existing conditions among community health center patients overall and those with COVID-19 by race/ethnicity.Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study used electronic health record data from OCHIN, a network of 396 community health centers across 14 states.Results: Among all patients with COVID-19, 33% did not have a pre-existing condition before the pandemic. Up to half of COVID-19-positive non-Hispanic Asians (51%), Hispanic (36%), and non-Hispanic black (28%) patients did not have a pre-existing condition before the pandemic.Conclusions: The future of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is uncertain, and the long-term health effects of COVID-19 are largely unknown; therefore, ensuring people with pre-existing conditions can acquire health insurance is essential to achieving health equity.