TY  - JOUR
T1  - WHo is accountable for racial equity in health care?
AU  - Blustein J
Y1  - 2008/02/20
N1  - 10.1001/jama.299.7.814
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 814
EP  - 816
VL  - 299
IS  - 7
N2  - 
Racial disparities are a ubiquitous feature of the US medical landscape, with health care delivery substantially segregated by race/ethnicity.
Recent evidence from hospitals,1- 3 nursing homes,4- 5 and physicians' offices6 suggests that those caring for minority patients do not perform as well as those who care for nonminority patients,
on average. This evidence is troubling but hardly surprising because the limited resources of those who care for the poor have helped to create and sustain racial disparities. As the United States enters an era of accountability in health care, it is time to consider these familiar circumstances from a new perspective.

SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.299.7.814
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.299.7.814
ER  -