title: Community variation: disparities in health care quality between Asian and white medicare beneficiaries.
abstract: Few studies have focused on Asian-white disparities. This study examines the use of selected cancer screening and diabetes services under the traditional Medicare program of whites and Asians by socioeconomic status and among U.S. metropolitan statistical areas in which elderly Asians reside. It demonstrates that existing data, with enrichment, can be used to examine Asian-white disparities. It finds that Asians often receive poorer quality of care than whites, but disparities differ among metropolitan areas. This research enables policymakers to better understand and target resources to address Asian-white disparities at the national and local community levels.
authors.affiliation: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Rockville, Maryland, USA. ernest.moy@ahrq.hhs.gov
authors.forename: Ernest
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Moy
authors.forename: Linda G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Greenberg
authors.forename: Amanda E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Borsky
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001208:Asia; D001213:Asian; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D054625:Healthcare Disparities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006278:Medicare / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D011314:Preventive Health Services; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012923:Social Class; D014481:United States; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D044465:White People