Patient-Physician Racial Concordance and the Perceived Quality and Use of Health Care

Abstract

NUMEROUS studies have demonstrated racial inequalities in health care in the United States. Specifically, minority populations have less access to care,^1-6 use fewer health care resources,^6-8 and are less satisfied with the care they receive,^3,5 than the majority white population. Differences in health insurance coverage do not fully explain these disparities.^1,4,8