In military medicine, study shows rank and race affect care

Higher ranking military officers receive more resources and better care than low ranking military officers, according to an analysis of 1.5 million military ER visits published Thursday in the journal Science.

The study also showed that white physicians expended less effort on Black patients, even when rank was taken into account: Higher ranking Black officers received care from white physicians that was similar to that received by lower ranking white officers.

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