Does Low-Value Care Explain Health Care Utilization Inequities Among Asian and Latino Populations?

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To examine differences in the utilization of low-value care among Asian and Latino subpopulations compared to the White population.

Study setting and design

We analyzed data from a repeated cross-sectional national survey.

Data sources and analytical sample

Our sample included a non-Latino White population and Asian and Latino subpopulation groups using data from the 2013-2021 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.

Principal findings

Asian and Latino subpopulations used health care services less frequently than the White population, with adjusted differences ranging from -3.2% points (95% CI: -3.9, -2.4) to -9.4 (-10.1, -8.7) for outpatient visits, -5.2 (-5.9, -4.5) to -12.4 (-15.2, -9.6) for office-based provider visits, and -5.2 (-6.7, -3.8) to -19.1 (-

SUBMITTER: Park S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12277110 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature