Racial and ethnic differences in access to medical care in managed care plans

Health Services Research

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 853-868

  Hargraves, J L ^a   Cunningham, P J ^a   Hughes, R G ^a  

^a CENTER FOR STUDYING HEALTH SYSTEM CHANGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Access; African American; Hispanic; Managed care; Racial ethnic disparities; Utilization

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONSULTATION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; NEGRO; PATIENT REFERRAL; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RACE DIFFERENCE;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; GATEKEEPING; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INSURANCE SELECTION BIAS; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 0034758964     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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