A Call for Health Care Desegregation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15745859 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Denisse Rojas Marquez (corresponding author), Hazel Lever (0000-0002-8795-0628) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | E3-6 |
| Publication date | 2023-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The AMA Journal of Ethic (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2376-6980 • E-ISSN: 2376-6980 |
| Publisher | American Medical Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1001/amajethics.2023.3 |
| OpenAlex | W4313887419 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 1 |
Structural racism within health care has become a recent priority for many academic health centers (AHCs) nationally.In this theme issue, we suggest that one important way to prioritize this topic is by assessing ways in which de facto racial segregation continues in health care today.Segregation has not received much attention, but practices of sorting patients into different tracks of care within a facility or system by insurance status, 1 race, 2 and other social demarcations exist, which is what we shall call segregated care in this theme issue.While sanctioned racial segregation in hospitals ended with the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and subsequent implementation of Medicare in 1966, 3 health care organizations continue to practice de facto racial segregation today.Beyond individual institutions, segregated care exists at the city level through unequal resource distribution and health insurance inequity. 4,5
Desegregation · Health care · Political science · Healthcare Policy and Management · Law · Public Administration
| Citations per year | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |