Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Readmissions in US Hospitals: The Role of Insurance Coverage
We examine differences in rates of 30-day readmissions across patients by race/ethnicity and the extent to which these differences were moderated by insurance coverage. We use hospital discharge data of patients in the 18 years and above age group for 5 US states, California, Florida, Missouri, New...
Main Authors: | Jayasree Basu PhD, Amresh Hanchate PhD, Arlene Bierman MD, MS |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2018-05-01
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Series: | Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/0046958018774180 |
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