Open AccessRacial and Ethnic Disparities among Enrollees in Medicare Advantage Plans
Author(s) -
John Z. Ayanian,
Bruce E. Landon,
Joseph P. Newhouse,
Alan M. Zaslavsky
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmsa1407273
Subject(s) - medicine , glycated hemoglobin , demography , ethnic group , percentage point , blood pressure , diabetes mellitus , gerontology , type 2 diabetes , endocrinology , finance , sociology , anthropology , economics
Differences in the control of blood pressure, cholesterol, and glucose among the various racial and ethnic groups of Medicare enrollees may contribute to persistent disparities in health outcomes.
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