Collection of race and ethnicity data by health plans has grown substantially, but opportunities remain to expand efforts

Health Affairs

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1984-1991

  Escarce, José J ^a   Carreón, Rita ^b   Veselovskiy, German ^b   Lawson, Elisa H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b America's Health Insurance Plans   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; ETHNICITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH DISPARITY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION SYSTEM; LAW; MARKETING; RACE; SELF REPORT;

CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DATA COLLECTION; HEALTH PLANNING; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MEDICAL ASSISTANCE; MINORITY GROUPS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84856022794     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2010.1117     Document Type: Article

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