Health Care Financing Review

Title
Accuracy and Bias of Race/Ethnicity Codes in the Medicare Enrollment Database
First Author
Waldo, Daniel R.
Date of Pub
2004 Winter
Pages
61-72
Volume
26
Issue
2
Other Authors
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Abstract
Medicare administrative data are fairly accurate in identifying people who affiliate with White or Black racial groups; but less so for other race groups or for Hispanic/Latino origin. Some differences were found between people who were identified as members of these other race groups and those who were missed by the administrative data.
Abstract Continued
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MeSH
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