Front Matter (i-xvi)

Summary (1-28)

1 Introduction and Literature Review (29-79)

2 The Healthcare Environment and Its Relation to Disparities (80-124)

3 Assessing Potential Sources of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Care: Patient- and System-Level Factors (125-159)

4 Assessing Potential Sources of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Care: The Clinical Encounter (160-179)

5 Interventions: Systemic Strategies (180-198)

6 Interventions: Cross-Cultural Education in the Health Professions (199-214)

7 Data Collection and Monitoring (215-234)

8 Needed Research (235-243)

References (244-268)

Appendixes (269-270)

A Data Sources and Methods (271-284)

B Literature Review (285-383)

C Federal-Level and Other Initiatives to Address Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Healthcare (384-391)

D Racial Disparities in Healthcare: Highlights from Focus Group Findings (392-405)

E Committee and Staff Biographies (406-414)

Paper Contributions (415-416)

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Diagnosis and Treatment: A Review of the Evidence and a Consideration of Causes - H. Jack Geiger (417-454)

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Healthcare: A Background and History - W. Michael Byrd and Linda A. Clayton (455-527)

The Rationing of Healthcare and Health Disparity for the American Indians/Alaska Natives - Jennie R. Joe (528-551)

Patient-Provider Communication: The Effect of Race and Ethnicity on Process and Outcomes of Healthcare - Lisa A. Cooper and Debra L. Roter (552-593)

The Culture of Medicine and Racial, Ethnic, and Class Disparities in Healthcare - Mary-Jo DelVecchio Good, Cara James, Byron J. Good, and Anne E. Becker (594-625)

The Civil Rights Dimension of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Status - Thomas E. Perez (626-663)

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Healthcare: Issues in the Design, Structure, and Administration of Federal Healthcare Financing Programs Supported Through Direct Public Funding - Sara Rosenbaum (664-698)

The Impact of Cost Containment Efforts on Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Healthcare: A Conceptualization - Thomas Rice (699-721)

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Healthcare: An Ethical Analysis of When and How They Matter - Madison Powers and Ruth Faden (722-738)

Index (739-764)