April 25, 2007
Equal Access Reduces Racial Disparities
From Reuters:
In an equal access health care system, such as Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals, the outcomes for African-American patients treated for heart disease are similar to, or better than, those of white patients, new research suggests.
In a setting where differences in access and treatment are minimized, "so are racial differences in functional outcome," Dr. Nancy R. Kressin from the VA Medical Center in Bedford, Massachusetts, colleagues report in the American Heart Journal.
More information at the American Heart Journal