biostudies-literatureNormand SLNIMHD NIH HHS969-978https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12044604biostudies-literatureUnknown75(10)<h4>Objective</h4>The authors sought to update and expand the evidence on the quality of health care and disparities in care among Medicaid beneficiaries with schizophrenia.<h4>Methods</h4>Adult beneficiaries of New York State Medicaid with schizophrenia receiving care during 2016-2019 were identified. Composite quality scores were derived from item response theory models by using evidence-based indicators of the quality of mental and general medical health care. Risk-adjusted racial-ethnic differences in quality were estimated and summarized as percentiles relative to White beneficiaries' mean quality scores.<h4>Results</h4>The study included 71,013 beneficiaries; 42.8% were Black, 22.9% Latinx, 27.4% White, and 6.9% other race-ethnicity. Overall, 68.8% had a mental health follow-up withiPsychiatric services (Washington, D.C.)Racial-Ethnic Disparities in Quality of Care Among Medicaid Beneficiaries With Schizophrenia.PMC12044604R01 MD012428Jeong JChen QAbing HHorvitz-Lennon MNormand SLLeckman-Westin EFinnerty MZelevinsky KTsuei JfalseRacial-Ethnic Disparities in Quality of Care Among Medicaid Beneficiaries With Schizophrenia.<h4>Objective</h4>The authors sought to update and expand the evidence on the quality of health care and disparities in care among Medicaid beneficiaries with schizophrenia.<h4>Methods</h4>Adult beneficiaries of New York State Medicaid with schizophrenia receiving care during 2016-2019 were identified. Composite quality scores were derived from item response theory models by using evidence-based indicators of the quality of mental and general medical health care. Risk-adjusted racial-ethnic differences in quality were estimated and summarized as percentiles relative to White beneficiaries' mean quality scores.<h4>Results</h4>The study included 71,013 beneficiaries; 42.8% were Black, 22.9% Latinx, 27.4% White, and 6.9% other race-ethnicity. Overall, 68.8% had a mental health follow-up withi2024-01-01T00:00:00Z2024 Oct2026-06-03T23:51:19.544Z2026-05-03T03:11:12.47ZS-EPMC120446043886332710.1176/appi.ps.20230564