Study: Equal Access to Care Might Curb Health Disparities
A health care system that offers equal access to health services could eliminate previously identified socioeconomic disparities in outcomes for appendicitis, according to a study published in the Archives of Surgery. The study looked at appendicitis outcomes for more than 16,000 patients at Kaiser Permanente hospitals in southern California.
- "Equal Access May Cut Some Health Disparities: Study" (Reuters, 2/23).