The April 22 issue of Health Affairs published a study entitled, "Do Primary Care Physicians Treating Minority Patients Report Problems Delivering High-Quality Care?" Using national survey data, the researchers determined that physicians in high-minority practices (more than 70 percent) received a greater percentage of their practice revenue from lower Medicaid managed care capitated payments. The report also indicated that physicians in high-minority practices were more likely to report problems getting specialty care for their patients, because more of their patients were uninsured or had insurance that impeded access to care. Physicians in high-minority practice areas also reported that they often experienced difficulty communicating with their patients, due to language access barriers. For the complete study, go to: http://content.healthaffairs.org/cgi/content/full/hlthaff.27.3.w222/DC1.