Racial Disparities

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May 28, 2026

Geographic Variation in Amputations for Medicare Patients With Diabetic Lower-Extremity Wounds

The objective of this paper is to examine associations of regional patient and health care system characteristics with major amputations following diabetic lower-extremity wounds.
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May 11, 2026

Disparities in the Prevalence and Reporting of Civilian Justifiable Firearm Homicide

This cross-sectional study comparing two national homicide datasets found that the FBI is more likely than the CDC to code Black decedents as justifiably killed, raising concerns about racial bias in firearm data.
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Jun 18, 2025

Equity Considerations in Mental Health Diversion in California

This qualitative, community-partnered study examines how racial equity was considered in the design and implementation of mental health diversion under AB 1810 in nine counties across California.
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Feb 5, 2025

National Racial/Ethnic and Geographic Disparities in Experiences with Health Care Among Adult Medicaid Beneficiaries

Investigated whether health care experiences of adult Medicaid beneficiaries differ by race/ethnicity and rural/urban status using the 2014-2015 Nationwide Adult Medicaid Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems Survey.
Research

Feb 5, 2025

Rates of Disenrollment From Medicare Advantage Plans Are Higher for Racial/Ethnic Minority Beneficiaries

The objective of this study was to investigate differences in rates of voluntary disenrollment from Medicare Advantage plans by race/ethnicity.
Research Summary

Dec 5, 2024

Wage Growth and Initial Occupations: Examining Differences Across Worker Demographics Using Longitudinal Data

This research brief summarizes recent trends in U.S. workers’ earnings trajectories. It outlines how early career wage growth is related to a worker’s first occupation and how these patterns vary by gender, race, and ethnicity.
Commentary

Nov 6, 2024

The Invisible Summit: Why the Mountain Is Too High for Women in the Quest for Leadership

Women face invisible barriers to leadership, with biases affecting their advancement. Black women encounter dual biases of race and gender, leading to higher turnover and fewer promotions. Overcoming these barriers requires recognizing and addressing the systemic challenges to genuine inclusivity.
Research Summary

Sep 18, 2024

Transforming Systems to Realize Equitable Health and Well-Being for Black and Latino Families

Researchers evaluated the first three years of the Healthy and Equitable Futures initiative, which seeks to center racial health equity in systems serving Black and Latino children and families in the greater Rochester, New York, area.
Research

Sep 18, 2024

Shifting Systems Toward Racial Equity for Child Health: An Evaluation of Healthy and Equitable Futures

The authors evaluated the first three years of the implementation of the Healthy and Equitable Futures initiative, which seeks to center racial health equity in systems serving Black and Latino children and families in Monroe County, New York.
Research

May 16, 2024

Differential Privacy Protections in 2020 U.S. Decennial Census Data Do Not Impede Measurement of Racial and Ethnic Disparities

This study found that the Differential Privacy methodology will not impede health disparities research that employs Bayesian Improved Surname and Geocoding and similar methods.
Research

May 6, 2024

Trends and Disparities in Perinatal Opioid Use Disorder Treatment in Medicaid, 2007–2012

We found notable disparities in perinatal opioid use disorder treatment for Black and American Indian and Alaska Native women compared to White women.
Research

May 1, 2024

Visual Scribing: A Qualitative Research Tool in a Community Engagement Project for Birth Equity

In this article we describe how visual scribing methods were used as a complementary approach for notetaking, data collection, and analysis in a community engagement project focused on birth equity in California.

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Geographic Variation in Amputations for Medicare Patients With Diabetic Lower-Extremity Wounds

Disparities in the Prevalence and Reporting of Civilian Justifiable Firearm Homicide

Equity Considerations in Mental Health Diversion in California

National Racial/Ethnic and Geographic Disparities in Experiences with Health Care Among Adult Medicaid Beneficiaries

Rates of Disenrollment From Medicare Advantage Plans Are Higher for Racial/Ethnic Minority Beneficiaries

Wage Growth and Initial Occupations: Examining Differences Across Worker Demographics Using Longitudinal Data

The Invisible Summit: Why the Mountain Is Too High for Women in the Quest for Leadership

Transforming Systems to Realize Equitable Health and Well-Being for Black and Latino Families

Shifting Systems Toward Racial Equity for Child Health: An Evaluation of Healthy and Equitable Futures

Differential Privacy Protections in 2020 U.S. Decennial Census Data Do Not Impede Measurement of Racial and Ethnic Disparities

Trends and Disparities in Perinatal Opioid Use Disorder Treatment in Medicaid, 2007–2012

Visual Scribing: A Qualitative Research Tool in a Community Engagement Project for Birth Equity

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Related Topics

Shifting Systems Toward Racial Equity for Child Health

Community Learning and Outreach Toolkit for Countering Anti-Asian Hate

Explore RAND’s Work on this Topic

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Geographic Variation in Amputations for Medicare Patients With Diabetic Lower-Extremity Wounds

Disparities in the Prevalence and Reporting of Civilian Justifiable Firearm Homicide

Equity Considerations in Mental Health Diversion in California

National Racial/Ethnic and Geographic Disparities in Experiences with Health Care Among Adult Medicaid Beneficiaries

Rates of Disenrollment From Medicare Advantage Plans Are Higher for Racial/Ethnic Minority Beneficiaries

Wage Growth and Initial Occupations: Examining Differences Across Worker Demographics Using Longitudinal Data

The Invisible Summit: Why the Mountain Is Too High for Women in the Quest for Leadership

Transforming Systems to Realize Equitable Health and Well-Being for Black and Latino Families

Shifting Systems Toward Racial Equity for Child Health: An Evaluation of Healthy and Equitable Futures

Differential Privacy Protections in 2020 U.S. Decennial Census Data Do Not Impede Measurement of Racial and Ethnic Disparities

Trends and Disparities in Perinatal Opioid Use Disorder Treatment in Medicaid, 2007–2012

Visual Scribing: A Qualitative Research Tool in a Community Engagement Project for Birth Equity

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