Key result
African American TRICARE patients show no difference in post-CABG surgical care quality versus white patients.
Why the study?
Racial disparities in outcomes following coronary artery bypass grafting are well documented in the US, but the impact of universal insurance on these disparities is unclear.
Are there racial disparities in surgical care quality following CABG between African American and white patients in an equal-access health care system?
Population
African American and white patients insured through TRICARE undergoing CABG
Comparison
African American race vs white race
Design
Observational study using TRICARE insurance data
Authors
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Equal access may mitigate post-CABG racial disparities; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation before broader adoption.
Observational
Are there racial disparities in surgical care quality following CABG between African American and white patients in an equal-access health care system?
In a universal insurance system (TRICARE), there were no racial disparities observed in surgical care quality or 30-day readmissions following CABG between African American and white patients.
Chaudhary et al. (2019) conducted an observational in Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). African American race vs. White race was evaluated on Surgical care quality (prescription of beta-blockers and statins at discharge and 30-day readmissions). African American patients insured through TRICARE had no risk-adjusted differences in surgical care quality outcomes following CABG compared to white patients.
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