Health services research
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Health services research · Jul 2001
Multicenter Study Comparative StudyRacial and ethnic differences in parents' assessments of pediatric care in Medicaid managed care.
This study examines whether parents' reports and ratings of pediatric health care vary by race/ethnicity and language in Medicaid managed care. ⋯ Health plans need to pay increased attention to racial/ethnic differences in assessments of care. This study's finding that language barriers are largely responsible for racial/ethnic disparities in care suggests that linguistically appropriate health care services are needed to address these gaps.