How power shapes behavior: Evidence from physicians

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adl3835?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8vlEeO417-hCG-lxiXl7JObJWtS_aKlii4EwFwEI4jLwTX7EyXPo-vCS7vsNJvLdGrgZ4KrrMSbbIV1OSVwza-nPDtQg&_hsmi=307455970&utm_content=307455970&utm_source=hs_email Having a high-ranking position in the military also means receiving better health care, according to an analysis of 1.5 million military emergency room visits published Thursday in the journal Science. But race matters, too: The study found that higher ranking Black officers and lower ranking white ones received similar levels of care from white physicians within the Military Health System. High-ranking white officials received the highest level of care, writes my colleague Usha Lee McFarling. Previous studies have shown that racial disparities in care are less marked within the military than they are in the general population, so these discrepancies may be even worse in the civil world, experts said. “Simply being Black significantly reduces the effort provided by white physicians,” wrote the study authors. In military medicine, study shows rank and race affect care Usha Lee McFarling By Usha Lee McFarling May 16, 2024 https://www.statnews.com/2024/05/16/military-medicine-rank-race-healthcare-disparities/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_-buIjPkMOcjuWtAs1jOnajoUXysaSJN9r5u4bsCjWIPxzOWnKLUr80bXXDT_l4k81GUG7F76VBkMK9UM8Hy7H6YOESg&_hsmi=307455970&utm_content=307455970&utm_source=hs_email