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Structural Racism In Historical And Modern US Health Care Policy

Study examines structural racism in historical and modern US health care policy.

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ID23383013
AuthorsRuqaiijah Yearby (0000-0002-2381-9401, Ruqaiijah Yearby (), Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri.), Brietta R Clark (Loyola Marymount University), Brietta Clark (Brietta Clark, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California.), Jose F Figueroa (0000-0003-3811-257X, José F. Figueroa, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts.)
Year2022
Volume41
Issue2
Pages187-194
Publication date2022-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueHealth Affairs (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0278-2715 • E-ISSN: 2694-233X
PublisherHealth Affairs Publishing, LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1377/hlthaff.2021.01466
PMID35130059
OpenAlexW4210928419
LanguageEN
Citations received98
References cited16

The COVID-19 pandemic has illuminated and amplified the harsh reality of health inequities experienced by racial and ethnic minority groups in the United States. Members of these groups have disproportionately been infected and died from COVID-19, yet they still lack equitable access to treatment and vaccines. Lack of equitable access to high-quality health care is in large part a result of structural racism in US health care policy, which structures the health care system to advantage the White population and disadvantage racial and ethnic minority populations. This article provides historical context and a detailed account of modern structural racism in health care policy, highlighting its role in health care coverage, financing, and quality.

Context (archaeology) · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) · Disadvantage · Disease · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Ethnic group · Geography · Health care · Health equity · Institutional racism · Pandemic · Political science · Population · Race and health · Racism · Global Health Workforce Issues · Healthcare Policy and Management · Law · Medicine · Primary Care and Health Outcomes · Health Policy

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