Issue 12: September 2007

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Access to and Quality of Health Care

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Policy Brief:

Fig 1 Percent of white, black and Hispanic adults lacking a usual source of care

Fig 2 Percent of adults whose usual source of care is a physician’s office

Research Synthesis Report:

Fig 1 Racial and ethnic differences in reporting no usual source of care

Fig 2 Adjusted Hispanic-white differences (percent) in reporting no usual source of care in studies that include language

Fig 3 Percent of adults whose usual source of care is a physician’s office

Fig 4 Racial and ethnic differences in reporting no ambulatory care visit

Fig 5 Racial and ethnic differences in receipt of influenza vaccination and breast cancer screening

Fig 6 Racial and ethnic differences in receiving recommended processes of care for 30 conditions and preventive care

Fig 7 Differences in recommended processes of care and intermediate outcomes among blacks and whites in Medicare managed care plans, 2002-2004

Fig 8 Racial and ethnic differences in receiving recommended processes of care for acute coronary syndromes