Building upon the success of Dr. Williams's widely influential book Eliminating Healthcare Disparities in America: Beyond the IOM Report, this new volume takes a fresh and timely look at the state of healthcare reform and the progress and problems we face in the pursuit of healthcare equality. This book focuses on how the elimination of disparities can be accomplished through targeted efforts made within the context of reform. Comprising the combined efforts of the nation's best health policy analysts, researchers, key opinion leaders and clinicians, this book addresses both current and impending legislation and future movements in healthcare. With the knowledge that the problem of disparities extends beyond the present political arena into the larger scope of all aspects of healthcare delivery, the authors provide critical analysis of the causation of disparities, insightful examples of what has worked, and a striking call to action with implementable strategies for advancing equality.

I.Underlying Causes of Healthcare Disparities 1. Introduction Louis W. Sullivan, M.D. 2. Historical Perspectives of Healthcare Disparities: Is the Past Prologue? Richard Allen Williams, M.D., FACC 3. Epidemiology Profiles of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health and Healthcare George A. Mensah, M.D., M.D., FACP, FACC, and Maleeka J. Glover, Sc.D., M.P.H.     4. Cultural Diversity in Medicine: Health Status of Racial and Ethnic Minorities Richard Allen Williams, M.D., FACC II. Current Problems 5. Perspective: Healthcare and the Politics of Race M. Gregg Bloche, M.D., J.D. 6. Perspective: The Spectrum of Healthcare Disparities in the United States Thomas A. LaVeist, Ph.D. 7. Perspective: Barriers to Eliminating Disparities in Clinical Practice: Lessons From the IOM  Report ''Unequal Treatmenta¿ Joseph R. Betancourt, M.D., M.P.H., Angela Maina, B.S., and Marina C. Cervantes, B.A. 8. Perspective: Second-Class Medicine: Implications of Evidence-Based Medicine for Improving Minority Access to Healthcare Randall W. Maxey, M.D., Ph.D. and Richard Allen Williams, M.D., FACC       9. Perspective: The Compelling Need for Health Literacy Monica L. Joyner, M.D. III. Approaches to Correcting the Problems 10. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Overview of the Health Reform Law and Its Impact on Healthcare Disparities Richard Allen Williams, M.D., FACC 11. The Diversity Benefit: How Does Diversity Among Health Professionals Address Public Needs? Brian D. Smedley, Ph.D, and Ilana S. Mittman, Ph.D., M.S. 12. The Role of Communities in Eliminating Healthcare Disparities: Getting Down to the Grass Roots JudyAnn Bigby, M.D. 13. The Potential Impact of Performance Incentive Programs on Racial Disparities in Healthcare Alyna T. Chien, M.D., M.S. 14. Eliminating Disparities in Healthcare Through Quality Improvement Kevin Fiscella, M.D., M.P.H. 15. Monitoring Socioeconomic Determinants for Healthcare Disparities: Tools from the Public Health Disparities Geocoding Project Nancy Krieger, Ph.D., Pamela D. Waterman, M.P.H., Jarvis T. Chen, ScD., S.V. Subramanian, Ph.D., and David Rehkopf, ScD. 16. Perspective: Title VI, Healthcare Reform, and the Need for a State Anti-Discrimination Law Vernellia R. Randall, M.S.N., J.D. 17. Quality of Care and Disparities: The Evolving Role of Government Garth N. Graham, M.D., M.P.H. 18. The Association of Black Cardiologists: A Small Group Success Story in Addressing Healthcare Disparities Richard Allen Williams, M.D., FACC, and Icilma V. Fergus, M.D., FACC 19. Breathing Easier in Seattle: Addressing Asthma Disparities Through Healthier Housing James W. Krieger, M.D., M.P.H., Tim K. Takaro, M.D., M.P.H., M.S., Janice C. Rabkin, Ph.D., M.P.H. 20. Breast and Prostate Cancer Healthcare Disparities Elise D. Cook, M.D., M.S.          21. The Role of Health IT in Eliminating Disparities Sachin Jain, M.D., M.B.A., David Blumenthal, M.D., M.P.P.       22. Remote Area Medical: Pioneers of No Cost Healthcare Stan Brock with Amanda Wilson 23. Principles for Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Healthcare Under Healthcare Reform John Z. Ayanian, M.D., and Richard Allen Williams, M.D., FACC.