Introduction Racial disparities in health care are a well-documented phenomenon in the
USA. Universal insurance has been suggested as a solution to mitigate these disparities …

Importance The overprescription of pain medications has been implicated as a driver of the
burgeoning opioid epidemic; however, few guidelines exist regarding the appropriateness of …

Background: There is a growing concern that the use of prescription opioids following
surgical interventions, including spine surgery, may predispose patients to chronic opioid …

Objectives The objective was to conduct a scoping review of the literature and develop
consensus‐derived research priorities for future research inquiry in an effort to (1) identify …

Background As fewer surgeons take emergency general surgery call and hospitals
decrease emergency services, a crisis in access looms in the United States. We examined …

Importance In the current health care environment with increased scrutiny and growing
concern regarding opioid use and abuse, there has been a push toward greater regulation …

Importance It is not known whether racial/ethnic differences in receipt of palliative care are
attributable to different treatment of minorities or lower utilization of palliative care at the …

Objective: To compare disparities in postoperative outcomes for African Americans after
surgical intervention in the universally insured military system, versus the civilian setting in …

Purpose We aimed to describe the incidence, timing, and predictors of recurrence following
inguinal hernia repair (IHR) in children. Methods We used the TRICARE claims database, a …

Background Although inequities in trauma care are reported widely, some groups have
theorized that universal health insurance would decrease disparities in care for …