New Analysis Sheds Light on Racial Disparities in Advance Care Planning

Dr. Gloria Thomas Anderson

BY C-TAC | APRIL 7, 2021 A new study in the Journals of Gerontology examines racial disparities in access to advance care planning (ACP) services, offering evidence for interventions by clinicians and institutions to reduce inequities. After conducting 74 interviews across six health systems, researchers concluded that most clinicians avoided ACP with certain racial or ethnic groups, those with limited […]