Preventive services have the potential to reduce health disparities; however, these services
are underutilized, particularly among the underserved. Patients with low socioeconomic …

Abstract This issue of Research Briefs examines health centers' role in reducing disparities
in preventive health care access by medically vulnerable and high risk populations. The …

This study was designed to determine whether managed care plans reduce racial disparities
in use of influenza vaccination, mammography, and prostate-specific antigen screening. The …

In 2011 Medicare introduced the annual wellness visit to help address the health risks of
aging adults. The visit also offers primary care practices an opportunity to generate revenue …

The goal of the current investigation was to explore differences in discussions of health
topics with health care providers by race/ethnicity and place to identify who is receiving this …

Attempts to explain disparities in access to health care faced by racial and ethnic minorities
and other underserved populations often focus on individual-level factors such as …

Background. Studies examining predictors of preventive service utilization generally focus
on individual characteristics and ignore the role of contextual variables. To help address this …

There is considerable scientific and policy interest in reducing socioeconomic and
racial/ethnic disparities in healthcare and health status. Currently, much of the policy focus …

Background: There were large differences across subgroups of adults in preventive services
utilization before 2010. The Affordable Care Act had numerous provisions aimed at …

Abstract Individuals in the United States suffer from an unnecessarily high rate of
preventable chronic disease. One reason for this may be the nation's focus on tertiary care …