Differences in ambulatory care fragmentation by race.

Lisa M KernMangala RajanLisandro D ColantonioEvgeniya ReshetnyakJoanna Bryan RingelPaul M MuntnerLawrence P CasalinoLaura C PinheiroMonika M Safford

Published in: BMC health services research (2021)

Among Medicare beneficiaries, blacks had less fragmented ambulatory care than whites, due to lower utilization of specialty care. Future research is needed to determine the effect of fragmented care on health outcomes for blacks and whites.

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