Changes in Racial Differences in Use of Medical Procedures and Diagnostic Tests Among Elderly Persons: 1986–1997

dc.contributor.authorEscarce, José J.
dc.contributor.authorMcGuire, Thomas G.
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-14T15:01:09Z
dc.date.available2019-08-14T15:01:09Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.description.abstractObjectives. We used 1997 Medicare data to replicate an earlier study that used data from 1986 to examine racial differences in usage of specific medical procedures or tests among elderly persons. Methods. We used 1997 physician claims data to obtain a random sample of 5% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 years and older. We used this sample to study 30 procedures and tests that were analyzed in the 1986 study, as well as several new procedures that became more widely used in the early 1990s. Results. Racial differences remain in the rates of use of these procedures; in general, Blacks have lower rates of use than do Whites. Between 1986 and 1997, the ratio of White to Black use moved in favor of Blacks for all but 4 of the established procedures studied. Conclusions. The White–Black gap in health care use under Medicare is narrowing.
dc.description.urihttps://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.94.10.1795
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/6hfu-daxs
dc.identifier.citationEscarce, José J. and McGuire, Thomas G. (2004) Changes in Racial Differences in Use of Medical Procedures and Diagnostic Tests Among Elderly Persons: 1986–1997. American Journal of Public Health, 94 (10). pp. 1795-1799.
dc.identifier.issn0090-0036
dc.identifier.otherEprint ID 973
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/22932
dc.subjectAccess To Healthcare
dc.subjectHealth
dc.subjectResearch
dc.subjectracial differences
dc.subjectMedicare data
dc.subjectmedical procedures or tests among elderly persons
dc.subjectWhite–Black gap in health care
dc.titleChanges in Racial Differences in Use of Medical Procedures and Diagnostic Tests Among Elderly Persons: 1986–1997
dc.typeArticle

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