Changes in Racial Differences in Use of Medical Procedures and Diagnostic Tests Among Elderly Persons
1986–1997
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11029169 |
|---|---|
| Authors | José J Escarce (José J. Escarce is with RAND Health, Santa Monica, Calif, and the School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles. Thomas G. McGuire is with the Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass.), Thomas G Mcguire (José J. Escarce is with RAND Health, Santa Monica, Calif, and the School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles. Thomas G. McGuire is with the Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass.) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 94 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Pages | 1795-1799 |
| Publication date | 2004-10-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048 |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2105/ajph.94.10.1795 |
| PMID | 15451752 |
| OpenAlex | W2134262664 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 7 |
Objectives. We used 1997 Medicare data to replicate an earlier study that used data from 1986 to examine racial differences in usage of specific medical procedures or tests among elderly persons. Methods. We used 1997 physician claims data to obtain a random sample of 5% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 years and older. We used this sample to study 30 procedures and tests that were analyzed in the 1986 study, as well as several new procedures that became more widely used in the early 1990s. Results. Racial differences remain in the rates of use of these procedures; in general, Blacks have lower rates of use than do Whites. Between 1986 and 1997, the ratio of White to Black use moved in favor of Blacks for all but 4 of the established procedures studied. Conclusions. The White–Black gap in health care use under Medicare is narrowing
Family medicine · Medical care · White (mutation) · Cultural Competency in Health Care · Demography · Medicine · Race, Genetics, and Society · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · Gerontology
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| Citations per year | 0.45 |
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| Citation span | 2006 - 2015 (10) |
| Highly cited | No |