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April 20, 2023

Study Finds African Americans Live Longer in Counties with More Black Doctors
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The Journal of the American Medical Association finds that Black people
living in U.S. counties with more Black primary care physicians live
longer, whether or not they are treated by those doctors. Research has
shown that when Black doctors treat Black patients, health outcomes are
more positive, including in preventive care. Less than 6% of U.S.
doctors are Black, around half the proportion of Black people in the
U.S. population.


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