Racial/Ethnic Disparities

A growing number of HSC research products examine access to and utilization of medical care for the nation's ethnic and racial minorities. Analyses in this area explore the role of health insurance, the health care safety net, and other resources to reduce access differences between whites, Latinos and African Americans. In addition, HSC is monitoring the effects of changes in the health care system on access and use.

Title	Date	Document Info
Modest and Uneven: Physician Efforts to Reduce Racial and Ethnic DisparitiesJames D. Reschovsky, Ellyn R. Boukus	February 2010	Issue Brief No. 130
How Does Health Coverage and Access to Care for Immigrants Vary by Length of Time in the U.S.?Peter J. Cunningham, Samantha Artiga	June 9, 2009	Kaiser Family Foundation Report
Access to Prescription Drugs for Medicare BeneficiariesJames D. Reschovsky, Laurie E. Felland	March 2009	Tracking Report No. 23
Do Primary Care Physicians Treating Minority Patients Report Problems Delivering High-Quality Care?James D. Reschovsky, Ann S. O'Malley	April 22, 2008	Journal Article Health Affairs
Why Do Hispanics Have So Little Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance?James D. Reschovsky, Jack Hadley, Len M. Nichols	Fall 2007	Journal Article Inquiry
Differences Between Symptom-Specific and General Survey Questions of Unmet Need in Measuring Insurance and Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Access to CarePeter J. Cunningham, Jack Hadley	September 2007	Journal Article Medical Care
Would Safety-Net Expansions Offset Reduced Access Resulting from Lost Insurance Coverage? Race/Ethnicity DifferencesJack Hadley, Peter J. Cunningham, J. Lee Hargraves	November/December 2006	Journal Article Health Affairs
Health Coverage and Access to Care for Hispanics in New Growth Communities and Major Hispanic CentersPeter J. Cunningham, Michelle I. Banker, Samantha Artiga, Jennifer Tolbert	Sept. 21, 2006	Research Report
Immunization Disparities in Older AmericansAnn S. O'Malley, Christopher B Forrest	August 2006	Journal Article American Journal of Preventive Medicine
What Accounts for Differences in the Use of Hospital Emergency Departments Across U.S. Communities?Peter J. Cunningham	July 18, 2006	Journal Article Health Affairs
Stretching the Safety Net to Serve Undocumented Immigrants: Community Responses to Health NeedsAndrea Staiti, Robert E. Hurley, Aaron Katz	February 2006	Issue Brief No. 104
Disparities Despite CoverageAnn S. O'Malley, Christopher B. Forrest, Shibao Feng, Jeanne Mandelblatt	Oct. 10, 2005	Journal Article Archives of Internal Medicine
An Update on Americans' Access to Prescription DrugsMarie C. Reed	May 2005	Issue Brief No. 95
Trends in Health Insurance Coverage and Access Among Black, Latino and White Americans, 2001-2003J. Lee Hargraves	October 2004	Tracking Report No. 11
Primary Care Doctors Who Treat Blacks and WhitesPeter B. Bach, Hoangmai H. Pham, Deborah Schrag, Ramsey C. Tate, J. Lee Hargraves	Aug. 5, 2004	Journal Article New England Journal of Medicine
Unequal Access: African-American Medicare Beneficiaries and the Prescription Drug GapMarie C. Reed, J. Lee Hargraves, Alwyn Cassil	July 2003	Issue Brief No. 64
The Contribution of Insurance Coverage and Community Resources to Reducing Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Access to CareJ. Lee Hargraves, Jack Hadley	June 2003	Journal Article Health Services Research,
The Insurance Gap and Minority Health Care, 1997-2001J. Lee Hargraves	June 2002	Tracking Report No. 2
Racial and Ethnic Differences in Access to Medical Care in Managed Care PlansJ. Lee Hargraves, Peter J. Cunningham, Robert G. Hughes	October 2001	Health Services Research
Minority Physicians' Experiences Obtaining Referrals to Specialists and Hospital AdmissionsJ. Lee Hargraves, Jeffrey Stoddard, Sally Trude	August 9, 2001	Medscape