Introduction Racial disparities in health care are a well-documented phenomenon in the
USA. Universal insurance has been suggested as a solution to mitigate these disparities …

Background: Trends in racial disparities in total joint arthroplasty (TJA) care have been
documented from 1991 to 2008. However, it remains unknown whether numerous national …

Objective: The purpose of this study was to assess the temporal trends in 30-day mortality by
race group for patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) between 2011 …

ABSTRACT Introduction The Military Health System (MHS) is tasked with a dual mission
both to provide medical services for covered patients and to ensure that its active duty …

Introduction Total hip arthroplasty and total knee arthroplasty account for over 1 million
procedures annually. Opioids are the mainstay of postoperative pain management for these …

Abstract Background In the United States, breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed
cancer and second leading cause of cancer death in women. Early detection through …

Background Despite the known efficacy of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening, the rates of
individuals undergoing such testing have remained lower than target thresholds, even prior …

Background Racial disparities persist in health care. Our study objective was to evaluate
racial disparity in cardiac surgery in Maryland. Methods A statewide database was used to …

Objectives. To assess COVID-19 disparities in the active component US military with an
emphasis on race and ethnicity. Methods. In this retrospective cohort study, we calculated …

Objective Ongoing health care reforms within the US Military Health System (MHS) are
expected to shift> 1.9 million MHS beneficiaries from military treatment facilities (MTFs) into …