Racial inequality in top Medicare plans - Health Care - MSNBC.com: NEW YORK - Older black adults are less likely than whites to have their blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar under control, even if they belong to a high-quality Medicare plan, researchers reported Tuesday.
The findings, published in Wednesday's Journal of the American Medical Association, show that racial disparities are common throughout the Medicare system.
'This is not a limited problem within a few health plans,' said lead study author Dr. Amal N. Trivedi of Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. 'It's something they'll all have to address.'
