Health care utilization for psoriasis in the United States differs by race: An analysis of the 2001-2013 Medical Expenditure Panel Surveys

To the Editor: Racial/ethnic differences in general health care utilization exist in the United States.1 Little is known about health care utilization among racial/ethnic groups for skin diseases, including for psoriasis, the most prevalent immune-mediated disease.2 We aimed to evaluate health care utilization for psoriasis by race/ethnicity using population-based data derived from the Medical Expenditure Panel Surveys, the most complete source of information on health care utilization, cost, and health insurance coverage in the United States.