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June 12, 2012 | Program Result Report
Researchers at the Urban Institute studied whether patients use high-volume hospitals for procedures and services where volume is associated with outcomes, and whether there are disparities between minorities and Whites in using such hospitals.
December 17, 2008 | Program Result Report
From 2004 to 2007, the Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS) worked with groups of state Medicaid agencies and Medicaid managed care organizations to identify best practices to reduce disparities in care among racial and ethnic groups.
October 5, 2011 | Story
RWJF Health & Society Scholar calls for closer examination of the interplay between various causes of race-based health disparities.
August 1, 2006 | Journal Article
The current study examined disparities in Papanicolaou (Pap) smear and mammography screening for immigrant and U.S.-born women. Participants were 18,342 women (of which 1,445 were noncitizens) from a nationally representative sample from the 2000 Na ...
July 1, 1999 | Program Result Report
The program developed and implemented community-based interventions that would address sociocultural barriers to health care for Hispanic Americans.
December 1, 1998 | Program Result Report
One of the most significant changes affecting health care in the United States is the increasing racial and ethnic diversity of the population.
October 1, 2005 | Story
As an undergraduate at Yale University, Richard Payne, MD, MPH, completed a BA in molecular biophysics and biochemistry. He was awarded his MD from Harvard University in 1977.