Cancer And Elders Of Color: Opportunities of Reducing Health Disparities 
Subtitle: Evidence Review and Recommendations for Research and Policy
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing
Published: March 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 246
ISBN-13: 9780754642121
Subjects: Health systems & services; Oncology; Sociology; Health Care Delivery; Cancer; United States; Social Science; Medical / Nursing; Social aspects; Age factors; Sociology - General; Diseases - Cancer; Ethnic Studies - General; Minorities--Medical care
First sentence: The Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act (BIPA) of 2000, Section 122, 'Cancer Prevention and Treatment Demonstrations for Ethnic and Racial Minorities' required that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) conduct demonstrations that explore how Medicare might reduce racial and ethnic (R/E) group disparities in cancer prevention, treatment, and outcomes.