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NewsER triage decisions delay care for blacks, Hispanics
Black Americans and Hispanics who show up at emergency rooms with chest pain are less likely than whites to get the care they need, despite displaying the same symptoms, according to a study Read more...
Blacks, women experience pain medication disparities, study finds
Blacks are prescribed fewer pain medications and women receive weaker dosages of chronic pain meds, concludes a study published in the August issue of Journal of Pain. Changes to such disparities Read more...
Reader mail: Racial disparities, high-deductible plans
Hi folks: Every now and then it's my privilege to stop opining all of the time and share some of the interesting feedback I get from you. This week I've got a few notes to share on columns that seem Read more...
For racial care divide, building trust may be key
This week, I wrote up a couple of stories on ethnic disparities in clinical outcomes that simply made my skin crawl. And that's after years of writing up stories on how Hispanics and Read more...
Study: Racial gap in prostate cancer falls
A new study has concluded that the gap in prostate cancer cases between African-American men and white men has fallen in recent times. This is one of a very few encouraging studies in a health system Read more...
Reformers, pay more attention to Massachusetts
Those of you who read FierceHealthcare regularly know that the jury is still out on how valuable Massachusetts health reforms have been. That being said, there's early data suggesting what problems Read more...
| Press ReleasesAetna Honors Martin Luther King Jr. with ‘Aetna Voices of Health’ CampaignWASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- As part of its support for the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial Project, Aetna (NYSE: AET) announced today that it has created a national recognition campaign Read more >> New Aetna Study Finds African Americans and Hispanics Use Emergency Room for Asthma Incidents More Often Than Whites-- Research to help reduce racial and ethnic disparities in health care to be presented at national conference -- LITTLETON, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Aetna (NYSE: AET) leaders will present the Read more >> |
