HEALTH DISPARITIES BLOG

May 27, 2009

links for 2009-05-27

• Small Firms Face Choice Between Health Coverage and Jobs
  About 10% of small businesses are considering eliminating coverage over the next year
• Canada's healthcare saved her; Ours won't cover her
  How a 'pre-existing' condition affects getting insurance coverage.
• Discussions With Physicians About Hospice Among Patients With Metastatic Lung Cancer
  Blacks and Hispanics were less likely to discuss hospice when compared to white or Asian patients. Non-English speaking patients discussed hospice less than English speaking patients. Those covered under Medicaid were less likely to discuss hospice when compared to those with Medicare or private insurance.
• The Hidden Hunger
  Malnutrition is not a glamorous field, and so it’s routinely neglected by everybody — donor governments, poor countries and, yes, journalists.
• Many black women refuse breast cancer treatments
  Almost 25 percent of black women with advanced breast cancer refuse the chemotherapy and radiation treatments that could save their lives, a new study finds.