Health Care Disparities

Research demonstrates disparities in health care delivery and status based on race and ethnicity. For example, African Americans, Asian Americans, Hispanics, and Native Americans suffer disproportionately from chronic disease, cancer, and infectious disease.

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Experiences with Hospital Care: Perspectives of Black and Hispanic Patients

Patient focus groups provide further evidence that many health care providers need to learn more about the expectations of their minority patients, these patient' specific needs and preferences, and their satisfaction with care received. In this Commonwealth Fund-supported Study, researchers at conducted focus groups with 37 black and Hispanic men and women to explore racial and ethnic differences in patients' experiences with hospital care.

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Anne Beal, M.D., M.P.H., on the Quality of Care for Underserved Populations Program
Racial and Ethnic Disparities: A Commonwealth Fund/Alliance for Health Reform Briefing E-Forum

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