| Briefing Date: | 03/19/2002 |
Categories: Health
| Topic: | Unequal Treatment: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care |
THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES
Institute of Medicine
Board on Health Sciences Policy
Committee on Understanding and Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care
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Congressional Briefings
Wednesday, March 19, 2002
2:00 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.
2325 Rayburn House Office Bldg.
and
342 Dirksen Senate Office Bldg.
on
Unequal Treatment: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care
by
Alan R. Nelson, M.D., retired physician and current Special Advisor to the Chief Executive Officer, American College of Physicians--American Society of Internal Medicine, Washington, D.C. and Chair, Committee on Understanding and Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care, Board on Health Sciences Policy, Institute of Medicine
Joseph R. Betancourt, M.D., M.P.H., Senior Scientist, Institute for Health Policy, Director for Multicultural Education, , Multicultural Affairs Office, Massachusetts General Hospital, Partners HealthCare System, Boston and Member, Committee on Understanding and Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care, Board on Health Sciences Policy, Institute of Medicine
M. Gregg Bloche, J.D., M.D., Professor of Law, Georgetown University and Co-Director of the Georgetown-Johns Hopkins Joint Program in Law and Public Health, Washington, D.C. and Member, Committee on Understanding and Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care, Board on Health Sciences Policy, Institute of Medicine
Asked by Congress, in PL 106-113, to assess differences in the kinds and quality of healthcare received by U.S. racial and ethnic minorities and non-minorities, this new report, from the Institute of Medicine, addresses the extent of racial and ethnic differences in healthcare that are not otherwise attributable to known factors such as access to care (e.g., ability to pay or insurance coverage). It evaluates the potential sources of racial and ethnic disparities, including the role of bias, discrimination, and stereotyping at the individual (provider and patient), institutional, and health system levels. And, finally, it offers recommendations regarding interventions to eliminate healthcare disparities.
These series of briefings were for members of Congress and congressional staff only. The report was publicly released on March 20, 2002 and can be found, in its entirety, on the National Academy Press Web site.
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