The Problem Of The Color Line: Spatial Access To Hospital Services For Minoritized Racial And Ethnic Groups

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Study examining inequities in access to healthcare by race and geography, covering distances to hospital services for minoritized ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZTCAs). Discusses factors that lead to disparities in access for rural minority communities, including policy, rural hospital closures, and safety-net program issues.

Jan M. Eberth, Peiyin Hung, Gabriel A. Benavidez, et al.

Health Affairs, 41(2), 237-246

02/2022

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Access · Closures of healthcare facilities and services · Hospitals · Policy · Racial and ethnic groups · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data