Health Disparities Update

Health Disparities Update

Health Disparities Update

MedlinePlus sent this bulletin at 09/30/2013 01:15 PM EDT New on the MedlinePlus Health Disparities page:

Drug Subsidy Failed to Close Racial Gap in Statin Use

09/25/2013 02:54 PM EDT

Among older Americans with heart disease or diabetes, blacks are still less likely to be on cholesterol medication than whites, despite federal prescription drug subsidies that lowered costs, according to a new study.
Source: Reuters Health