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Vulnerable populations and Medicare services : Why do disparities exist? / Marian E. Gornick.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gornick, Marian.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Medicare.
- Medical care--Utilization--United States.
- Medical care.
- Older people--Medical care--United States.
- Older people.
- Older people--Medical care.
- Medical care--Utilization.
- United States.
- Poor--Medical care--United States.
- Poor.
- Poor--Medical care.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 65 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Century Foundation Press, 2000.
- Summary:
- Most researchers and the general public believe that having health insurance equalizes access to medical services. In this book, Marian E. Gornick demonstrates that when the health care needs of racial minorities and the disadvantaged are taken into account, disparities continue to exist for those covered by Medicare. Gornick calls for a national education campaign to bring attention to these differences and urges the development of data systems that will allow these disparities to be more carefully studied.
- Contents:
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction - What were Medicare's original goals and what did early assessments reveal?
- What disparities exist in the health of the elderly?
- What disparities exist in the use of Medicare services?
- What are probable explanations for disparities in use?
- What steps can be taken toward bringing about a change?
- Notes
- Index
- About the author.
- Notes:
- "A Century Foundation report. "
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0870784471
- OCLC:
- 43114355
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