@article{327bb410a9e640138fd91af15e05eb0b,
title = "No racial disparities in surgical care quality observed after coronary artery bypass grafting In TRICARE patients",
abstract = "In the US, racial disparities in outcomes following coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) are well documented. TRICARE insurance data represent a large population with universal insurance that allows for the robust assessment of the impact of such insurance on disparities in health care. This study examined racial differences in specific aspects of surgical care quality following CABG, using metrics endorsed by the National Quality Forum that included the prescription of beta-blockers and statins at discharge and thirty-day readmissions. There were no riskadjusted differences in outcomes between African American and white patients insured through TRICARE. Our study provides a window into the potential impacts of universal insurance and an equal-access health care system on racial disparities in surgical care quality following CABG.",
author = "Chaudhary, {Muhammad Ali} and {De Jager}, Elzerie and Nizar Bhulani and Kwon, {Nicollette K.} and Haider, {Adil H.} and Eric Goralnick and Koehlmoos, {Tracey P{\'e}rez} and Schoenfeld, {Andrew J.}",
note = "Funding Information: This study was funded through a grant from the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine (Grant No. HU0001-11-1- 0023). The following authors derived partial salary support from the grant: Muhammad Chaudhary, Nicollette Kwon, Adil Haider, Tracey Koehlmoos, and Andrew Schoenfeld. Eric Goralnick received support from the Gillian Reny Stepping Strong Foundation. Haider and Schoenfeld received support from the National Institutes of Health. The Department of Defense was not involved in the design, analyses, or interpretation of the results. The findings and views expressed here are those of the authors and should not be viewed as representative of the Department of Defense or the US government. Funding Information: This study was funded through a grant from the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine (Grant No. HU0001-11-1-0023). The following authors derived partial salary support from the grant: Muhammad Chaudhary, Nicollette Kwon, Adil Haider, Tracey Koehlmoos, and Andrew Schoenfeld. Eric Goralnick received support from the Gillian Reny Stepping Strong Foundation. Haider and Schoenfeld received support from the National Institutes of Health. The Department of Defense was not involved in the design, analyses, or interpretation of the results. The findings and views expressed here are those of the authors and should not be viewed as representative of the Department of Defense or the US government. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2019 Project HOPE-The People-to-People Health Foundation, Inc.",
year = "2019",
doi = "10.1377/hlthaff.2019.00265",
language = "English",
volume = "38",
pages = "1307--1312",
journal = "Health Affairs",
issn = "0278-2715",
publisher = "Project Hope",
number = "8",
}
