Global MPH Director and Associate Professor of Public Health James Macinko is the co-author of a new paper examining recent changes in the medical experiences of racial and ethnic groups in the United States. The paper finds that racial/ethnic minorities experience worse medical care than non-Hispanic whites, leading the authors to conclude that although results differ among groups, disparities in medical care experience have irrefutably increased for some, and efforts must be made to reduce financial and nonfinancial barriers to care for racial/ethnic minority populations.

The paper, Changes in Medical Care Experiences of Racial and Ethnic Groups in the United States, 1996-2002, is published in Volume 38 (2008) of the International Journal of Health Services.