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More than 80% of Massachusetts residents believe some racial groups face more health care obstacles, according to a new MassINC Polling Group survey.
Results from a 2019 systematic review of the literature found that overcoming the English-language barrier for LEP patients is a factor connected with improving patient health outcomes. [54] Even so, in 2021, 25 million people who spoke Spanish received a third less health care than those that spoke English or other Americans. [55]
The Institute of Medicine in the United States says fragmentation of the U.S. health care delivery and financing system is a barrier to accessing care. Racial and ethnic minorities are more likely to be enrolled in health insurance plans which place limits on covered services and offer a limited number of health care providers. [8]: 10
Racial groups, especially when defined as minorities or ethnic groups, often face structural and cultural barriers to access healthcare services. The development of culturally and structurally competent services and research that meet the specific health care needs of racial groups is still in its infancy. [57]
The quality of healthcare for minority children in the United States is universally worse than it is for white children, even after accounting for insurance coverage, an analysis of dozens of ...
The article faults a lack of early educational opportunities for minority groups which is contributing to the low numbers of minorities pursuing careers in the health care field [211] Flores and Combs (2013) detail the barriers at the organizational level when it comes to recruiting minority applicants.
Researchers call misdiagnosis an urgent public health problem. Charity Watkins sensed something was deeply wrong when she experienced exhaustion after […] The post Women and minorities bear the ...
Low SES (socioeconomic status) is an important determinant to quality and access of health care because people with lower incomes are more likely to be uninsured, have poorer quality of health care, and or seek health care less often, resulting in unconscious biases throughout the medical field. [12]