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Research & Policy

 

Studies and reports on disparities in health and health care.

New!: Racial Disparities in Access to Long-Term Care: The Illusive Pursuit of EquityKaiser Permanente is not responsible for the content or policies of external Internet sites.
Smith D., Feng Z., Fennel M., Zinn J., Mor V.
Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law. October 2008 (33(5): 801-21)

New!: Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Treatment of Dementia Among Medicare Beneficiaries
Zuckerman I. Ryder P, Simoni-Wastila L., Shaffer T., Sato M. Zhao L, Stuart B. Journal of Gerontology, September 2008, 63B(5):S328-33

An Unequal Burden: The True Cost of High-Deductible Health Plans for Communities of Color
Families USA 

Making the Business Case for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services in Health Care: Case Studies from the Field
Alliance of Community Health Plans Foundation 

Cultural Humility Versus Cultural Competence: A Critical Distinction in Defining Physician Training Outcomes in Multicultural Education
Melanie Tervalon, MD, MPH, and Jann Murray-García, MD, MPH
Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved 

Confronting the Uncomfortable: Health Plans and Health Disparities: A Moral Dilemma in a Morally Driven Industry
Winston F. Wong, MD
The Permanente Journal 

Beyond Equal Care: How Health Systems Can Impact Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
Kate Meyers, MPP
The Permanente Journal 

Kaiser Permanente/ UC San Francisco study to look at why African American males have twice the prostate cancer rate of Caucasian American males.

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