Minority Health

Access to Health Care for Nonmetro and Metro Latinos of Mexican Origin in the United States. T. Berdahl, J. Kirby, R. Stone, Medical Care 45(7): July 2007, 647-654. Examines disparities in health care access between non-Latino whites and Latinos of Mexican origin and whether the disparities differ between metro and nonmetro areas. (AHRQ 07-R059)

Closing the Health Care Disparities Gap: Turning Evidence Into Action. C. Clancy, Journal of Health Care Law & Policy 9(1):2006, 121-135. Discusses the role of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality in identifying health care disparities, monitoring progress toward eliminating disparities, and building disparities-related research capacity. (AHRQ 07-R039)

Community Variation: Disparities in Health Care Quality Between Asian and White Medicare Beneficiaries. E. Moy, L. Greenberg, A. Borsky, Health Affairs 27(2): March/April 2008, 538-549. Examines the use by whites and Asians of selected cancer screening and diabetes services under the traditional Medicare program by socioeconomic status and among U.S. metropolitan statistical areas in which elderly Asians reside. (AHRQ 08-R064)

Effect of Dysthymia on Receipt of HAART by Minority HIV-Infected Women. B. Turner, J. Fleishman, Journal of General Internal Medicine 21(12): December 2006, 1235-1241. Examines the effects of dysthymia and major depression on use of highly active antiretroviral therapy by white, black, and Hispanic women. (AHRQ 07-R021)

Eliminating Asthma Disparities Through Multistakeholder Partnerships. C. Clancy, J. Kiley, K. Weiss, Chest 132(5): November 2007, 1422-1424. Discusses initiatives sponsored by AHRQ and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to address the burden of asthma and the persistent gap between whites and minorities in asthma prevalence, hospitalization, and mortality rates. (AHRQ 08-R045)

Exploring and Crossing the Disparity Divide in Cancer Mortality. M. Barton, Annals of Internal Medicine 144(8): April 18, 2006, 614-616. Discusses the disproportionate burden of death due to cancer borne by special populations, focusing on breast cancer screening in black and Hispanic women. (AHRQ 06-R065)

Gaps in Data for American Indians and Alaska Natives in the National Healthcare Disparities Report. E. Moy, C. Smith, P. Johansson, et al., Journal of the National Center, 13(1):2006, 52-69. Uses data from the 2004 National Healthcare Disparities Report to identify and quantify gaps in health care data for American Indians and Alaska Natives. (AHRQ 06-R038)

Gender Differences Across Racial and Ethnic Groups in the Quality of Care for Acute Myocardial Infarction and Heart Failure Associated with Comorbidities. R. Correa-de-Araujo, B. Stevens, E. Moy, et al., Women's Health Issues 16:2006, 44-55. Provides important insights on gender differences across racial and ethnic groups in a Medicare population in terms of the quality of care received for acute myocardial infarction and congestive heart failure in association with diabetes or hypertension/end-stage renal disease. (AHRQ 06-R042)

Gender Differences Across Racial and Ethnic Groups in the Quality of Care for Diabetes. R. Correa-de-Araujo, K. McDermott, E. Moy, Women's Health Issues 16:2006, 58-65. Discusses gender differences across racial and ethnic groups in the quality of care for type 2 diabetes according to 10 measures defined by the 2005 National Healthcare Quality Report and National Healthcare Disparities Report. (AHRQ 06-R043)

Preventable Hospitalization and Medicaid Managed Care: Does Race Matter? J. Basu, B. Friedman, H. Burstin, Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved 17(1): February 2006, 101-115. Examines the preventable hospitalization patterns of Medicaid patients by race/ethnicity to determine whether Medicaid managed care has been more effective in some subgroups than others. Uses logistic models for three States, comparing preventable hospitalizations with marker admissions. (AHRQ 06-R028)

Racial and Ethnic Differences in Health Insurance Coverage and Usual Source of Health Care, 2002. M. Roberts, MEPS Chartbook, No. 14, March 2006, 30 pp. Compares health insurance status for racial and ethnic groups, including differences in job-related health insurance, and addresses differences in usual sources of care among racial and ethnic groups. (AHRQ 06-0004)

Racial and Ethnic Differences in Patient Assessments of Interactions with Providers: Disparities or Measurement Biases? E. Dayton, C. Zhan, J. Sangl, et al., American Journal of Medical Quality 21(2): March/April 2006, 109-114. Presents findings from the 2005 National Healthcare Disparities Report and explores possible explanation for racial/ethnic differences, including potential pitfalls in survey design that draw biased responses by race/ethnicity. Suggests strategies for refining future research on racial/ethnic disparities based on patient assessment of health care. (AHRQ 06-R049)

A Re-examination of Distance as a Proxy for Severity of Illness and the Implications for Differences in Utilization by Race/Ethnicity. J. Basu, B. Friedman, Health Economics 2006, published online. Uses hospital discharge data for New York residents to assess whether the relationship between distance traveled for care and severity of illness is uniform across racial/ethnic subgroups. (AHRQ 07-R029)

Trends in Racial Disparities Among the Elderly for Selected Procedures. J. Basu, L. Mobley, Medical Care Research and Review, May 2008, online. Examines trends over 1997-2001 in racial or ethnic disparities in the use of three costly, referral-sensitive procedures among the elderly: coronary artery bypass grafting, angioplasty, and hip/joint replacement. (AHRQ 08-R074)

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