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National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report
Latest available findings on quality of and access to health care
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Disparities
Healthcare disparities are differences in access to or availability of medical facilities and services and variation in rates of disease occurrence and disabilities between population groups defined by socioeconomic characteristics such as age, ethnicity, economic resources, or gender and populations identified geographically. 大象视频has reports and data on disparities in health care related to race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status.
- National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
The annual National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report is mandated by Congress to provide a comprehensive overview of the quality of health care received by the general U.S. population and disparities in care experienced by different racial and socioeconomic groups. The report is based on more than 250 measures of quality and disparities covering a broad array of health care services and settings. Selected findings in each priority area are shown in this report, as are examples of large disparities, disparities worsening over time, and disparities showing improvement.
This website provides a unified tool for investigating information presented in the National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. It allows users to drill down from the broadest picture of health care quality and disparities on the national and State levels.
National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report Chartbooks
Chartbooks include a summary of trends across measures of health care from the National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports and figures illustrating select measures of health care. The chartbooks address six priority areas, as well as several priority populations:
Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
The Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)-Household Component survey collects demographic characteristics, allowing health care disparities to be examined for any topic within the survey. Most Household Component Summary Data Tables provide data by age, sex, race/ethnicity, health insurance status, poverty status, geographic region, urban vs. rural status, and health status. that address health care disparities.
Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project
AHRQ's , including statistical briefs that cover disparities in depth.
