Chartbook on Health Care for Blacks – National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has released a Chartbook on Health Care for Blacks, derived from the National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report, which summarizes trends in health care disparities by race related to access, Heckler Report priorities, and National Quality Strategy priorities. Key findings include increases in suicide and mental health disparities, improvements in access to care since the Affordable Care Act, and poorer quality of care related to person-centeredness and care coordination.» Download the free report and slide deck
Disparities Reports and Resources
- Race Equity and Inclusion Action Guide - Embracing Equity: 7 Steps to Advance and Embed Race Equity and Inclusion Within Your Organization, The Annie E. Casey Foundation
- Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Access to and Utilization of Care among Insured Adults, Kaiser Family Foundation
- The State of Health Equity Research: Closing Knowledge Gaps to Address Inequities, report and inforgraphics by the AAMC and AcademyHealth (posted 10/01/14)
- Network Adequacy and Health Equity: Improving Private Health Insurance Provider Networks for Communities of Color, a report from Families USA (August 2014)
- New Policy Brief Explores Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health and Health Care, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
- AHRQ National Healthcare Disparities Report
- Kaiser Family Foundation Issue brief on Health Reform and Communities of Color: Implications for Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
- What is a Health Disparity?