Reducing racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities in health care: opportunities in national health reform.
Policy often focuses on reducing health care disparities through interventions at the patient and provider level. While unquestionably important, system-wide reforms to reduce uninsurance, improve geographic availability of services, increase workforce diversity, and promote clinical best practices are essential for progress in reducing disparities.
Lillie-Blanton
Marsha
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Department of Health Policy, George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, USA.
Maleque
Saqi
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Miller
Wilhelmine
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