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Healthcare disparity in Massachusetts refers to the issues in access to, and treatment of, the residents of the state of Massachusetts.Many factors contribute to healthcare disparity, including access, behavioral risk factors, family history, social determinants of health (mainly income and education), social and cultural factors, and discrimination in the clinic. [1]
Health disparities are well documented in minority populations such as African Americans, Native Americans, and Latinos. [29] In the year 1985, a report, known as the Heckler Report, was released to address the state of concern regarding African American and minority populations. [30]
Affordable Health Care for America (H.R. 3962) America's Affordable Health Choices (H.R. 3200) Baucus Health Bill (S. 1796) Proposed. American Health Care Act (2017) Medicare for All Act (2021, H.R. 1976) Healthy Americans Act (2007, 2009) Health Security Act (H.R. 3600) Latest enacted. Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3590) Health Care and Education ...
A new advisory from U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy highlights major health disparities in tobacco use based on factors such as race, ethnicity, and income.
Health disparities refer to gaps in the quality of health and health care across racial and ethnic groups. [14] The US Health Resources and Services Administration defines health disparities as "population-specific differences in the presence of disease, health outcomes, or access to health care". [15]
Data allow providers to build programs to address areas of disparity from language barriers to mental health access to colorectal cancer screenings.
These are statistics that do not reflect the communities they service despite the desperate need for equitable health care—and the Black maternal health crisis is a prime example of that.
Poor health outcomes appear to be an effect of economic inequality across a population. Nations and regions with greater economic inequality show poorer outcomes in life expectancy, [31]: Figure 1.1 mental health, [31]: Figure 5.1 drug abuse, [31]: Figure 5.3 obesity, [31]: Figure 7.1 educational performance, teenage birthrates, and ill health due to violence.