One explanation for insufficient use of primary care in the U.S. is a lack of trust between patients and providers - particularly along racial lines. We assess the role of racial concordance between patients and medical providers in driving use of preventive care and the implications for patient...

Stronger enforcement of discrimination laws can help to reduce disparities in economic outcomes with respect to race, ethnicity, and gender in the United States. However, the data necessary to detect possible discrimination and to act to counter it is not publicly available - in particular, data...