Tag: Health Care Access / Disparities

Black children are overreported as suspected victims, at a rate of 2.5 times their proportion in the overall U.S. population

Wait time disparities most significant for orthopedic services for both Black and Hispanic veterans

Psychologists report increases in those seeking care for anxiety, depression, substance use and no capacity for treating new patients

Students pursuing dermatology have lower odds of intending to care for underserved populations, practice in underserved areas

Among ovarian cancer patients, non-Hispanic Blacks remained less likely than non-Hispanic Whites to initiate systemic therapy even after adjustment for health care access scores

Increases seen for all race and ethnic groups, with slight increase in disparities between groups

Age-adjusted influenza hospitalization rates were also higher among racial and ethnic-minority adults

Racial/ethnic disparities in adverse birth outcomes, such as neonatal mortality, larger among women who conceive by medically assisted reproduction

Disparities observed by insurance type, rural or urban residence, racial and ethnic identities

Findings include exclusion of people with cognitive, visual, hearing, mobility, and other disabilities, without documented justification