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Health Disparities in America: JAMA Talks Structural Racism in U.S. Health Care

Health Populi

First, consider the big health economics picture painted in the paper US Health Care Spending by Race and Ethnicity. The table arrays data the researchers analyzed from 2002 to 2016, identifying patterns of six types of medical services used by race and age group.

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Primary Care Case Management in Medicaid: A Strategy for Supporting Primary Care in Rural Areas

NASHP

In almost all of these 13 states a large portion of the population lives in rural areas, which are more likely than urban areas to have a shortage of primary care providers (PCPs). Health Aff (Millwood) 38 (12): 1993-2002. Health Place. Value care organizations may participate under a risk or shared savings only option.