Importance Research on the prevalence of barriers to care among sexual and gender
minority (SGM) patients with chronic inflammatory skin diseases (CISDs) in the US is limited …

Background Research on racial and ethnic differences in barriers to care among patients
with chronic inflammatory skin diseases (CISDs) is limited. Objective To investigate the …

Literature regarding health disparities in derma-tology show that underinsured patients have
worse outcomes. 1 For instance, uninsured patients are diagnosed with melanoma at a later …

Health disparities are costly to our society. Between 2003 and 2006, an estimated 30.6% of
direct medical expenditures for racial and ethnic minority individuals were attributable to …

Importance Knowledge regarding differences in dermatologic care for patients with a broad
range of dermatologic conditions is limited. Objective To elucidate nationwide differences in …

Objective: To determine whether differences in race and ethnicity affect the usage of
dermatological services. Methods: Data from the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey …

Health disparity refers to “a chain of events signified by a difference in:(1) environment,(2)
access to, use of, and quality of care,(3) health status, or (4) a particular health outcome that …

Sexual and gender minority (SGM) populations, including people who are lesbian, gay,
bisexual, and transgender (LGBT), face unique health disparities, such as dermatology …

To the Editor: Racial/ethnic differences in general health care utilization exist in the United
States. 1 Little is known about health care utilization among racial/ethnic groups for skin …

Importance Our understanding of potential racial/ethnic, sex, and other differences in health
care use and treatment for acne is limited. Objective To identify potential disparities in acne …