Does resource use and associated care effectiveness result for people with diabetes in managed care organizations?
Quality and resource use for managed care populations with diabetes may vary considerably and be largely independent factors in health care delivery. Health plans may be able to favorably impact both factors.
This enhanced understanding of fruit and vegetable consumption should prove useful to those seeking to lessen the disparity or inequity between rural and non-rural adults. Additionally, those responsible for health-related planning could benefit from the knowledge of how their state ranks in comparison to others vis-à-vis the consumption of fruits and vegetables by rural adults---a population increasingly being identified as one at risk for health disparities.