title: Reducing racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities in health care: opportunities in national health reform.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Policy, George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, USA.
authors.forename: Marsha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lillie-Blanton
authors.forename: Saqi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maleque
authors.forename: Wilhelmine
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019985:Benchmarking / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration*; D054625:Healthcare Disparities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008017:Life Expectancy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008913:Minority Groups; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014481:United States