Wednesday, March 20, 2002

Report Says Whites Get Better Health Care
Whether it's a heart bypass, cancer surgery or pain management, minorities do not get as good
health care as whites, the Institute of Medicine concludes.

``We weren't unaware of disparities, but we were surprised at the depth and breadth of the
evidence,'' Dr. Alan Nelson, chairman of the committee that did the study, said Wednesday.

``Disparities in the health care delivered to racial and ethnic minorities are real and are associated
with worse outcomes in many cases, which is unacceptable,'' he said.
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/health/AP-Minority-Health-Care.html

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