Cover: Racial, Ethnic, and Gender Disparities in Health Care in Medicare Advantage

Racial, Ethnic, and Gender Disparities in Health Care in Medicare Advantage

April 2021

Published in: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services website (2021)

Posted on RAND.org on September 29, 2021

by Steven C. Martino, Marc N. Elliott, Jacob W. Dembosky, Katrin Hambarsoomian, David J. Klein, Jennifer Gildner, Amelia Haviland

The analysis revealed patterns in which (1) Black and Hispanic beneficiaries had worse results than White beneficiaries on a large portion of the clinical care measures examined and (2) Asian Pacific Islander beneficiaries reported worse patient experiences than White beneficiaries on a majority of the measures of patient experience. The results suggest that quality improvement efforts should focus on enhancing clinical care for Black and Hispanic beneficiaries.

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