[NonValueAdded]

Although the study was not designed to figure out why these disparities exist ... here is a suggestion ... reanalyze the data stripping out race and instead key in on whether or not the prospective patient had private insurance that would pay the bill. Then there will be no surprise at all.

To publish a racial study like this without "figur[ing] out why" comes dangerously close to statistical malpractice if not inciting a riot, IMHO.

[the invisib1e hand]

comes dangerously close to statistical malpractice if not inciting a riot, IMHO.

Clearly journalist malpractice and probably intended to ratchet things up a bit in order to make liberal candidates look good.

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It's all about insurance. Period.

[NonValueAdded]

Wow, look at all the posts that came up with the same answer almost immediately. I figure we were all reading and typing in our replies at the same time. Not very hard to understand. But watch it get lots of play by the race card crowd.

[keepitreal]

“To publish a racial study like this without “figur[ing] out why” comes dangerously close to statistical malpractice if not inciting a riot, IMHO”

They don’t care - it makes a great headline about how bad American health care in particular and Americans in general are. Half the folks only scan headlines, so the message is delivered.