303 Emergency Department Homeless Patient Medicaid Status: Differences in Demographics, Morbidity, and Care

Abstract

55.4% (race/ethnicity) to 26.5% (sexual orientation) for emergency medicine. Perceived strength of the evidence strongly associated with physicians' acknowledgment of specific disparities in the United States (p-values ranged from <0.001 to 0.018) but demonstrated comparatively poor associations with acknowledgment of the same disparities in one's personal practice (p-values ranged from 0.033 to 0.433).Conclusions: As evidence documenting disparities continues to increase, action is needed to address disparities in EM care. Health professionals as leaders in the field play an essential role. Nevertheless, despite recognition of health care providers as a contributing factor to the existence of disparities, only one-fourth (down to as low as 1 in 50) acknowledge that disparities in their personal practice exist.