Race, Ethnicity and Medical Care: Improving Access in a Diverse Society

In an effort to address the racial inequities in health care that exist today, the Kaiser Family Foundation brought together leading public and private sector policymakers -- including health professionals, educators, civil rights leaders, and consumer organizations -- to review the evidence and race and medical care and dicuss what can be done to address inequities in care.

The following materials were released at the October 14, 1999, forum:

• Key Facts: Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Medical Care 
  
  
• Perceptions of How Race and Ethnic Background Affect Medical Care: Highlights from Focus Groups 
  
  
• A Synthesis of the Literature: Racial and Ethnic Differences in Access to Medical Care 
  
  
• Toplines/Survey: Race, Ethnicity and Medical Care: A Survey of Public Perceptions and Experiences 
  
  
• Chartbook: Race, Ethnicity and Medical Care. A Survey of Public Perceptions and Experiences 
  
  
• News Release: New Survey Finds Most Americans Unaware of Long-Standing Black-White Gaps in Health Status 
  
  
• Chart Pack: Race, Ethnicity and Medical Care: A Survey of Public Perceptions and Experiences