A Few Doctors Will See Some of You: The Critical Role of Underrepresented in Medicine (URiM) Family Physicians in the Care of Medicaid Beneficiaries
These findings clearly show the critical role URiM FPs play in caring for Medicaid beneficiaries, suggesting physician race and ethnicity are correlated with Medicaid participation. Diversity in the health care workforce is essential for addressing racial health inequities. Policies need to address problems in pathways to medical education, including failures to recruit, nurture, and retain URiM students.
Authors
- Anuradha Jetty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5347-3501)
- Andrew Bazemore (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6028-2279)
- Mandar Bodas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4334-3308)
- Qian Luo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3413-9727)
- Anushree Vichare
Institutions
- Milken Institute (US)
- George Washington University (US)
- Washington Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Annals of Family Medicine
- Published
- 2024-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.3140
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.65
Funders
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- George Washington University
- Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation
- Health Resources and Services Administration