Over 80 percent of Americans, according to a recent Time magazine poll, sayRead more...
they’re “satisfied” with their health care plans. But as the discussion
escalates and special interest groups struggle over health care system reform
that broadens insurance coverage, we’re missing the voices of a major population
segment. Check with Americans of color and a disturbing picture emerges: they’re
receiving less effective health care, experiencing worse health outcomes, than
the population at large.
We know from repeated surveys that our minorities–African Americans, Hispanic/Latinos, American Indians and Alaska Natives, Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders–experience higher rates of infant mortality, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, HIV Infection/AIDS and cancer than Americans in general. They also face higher rates of disability, chronic disease and premature death.
Monday, August 31, 2009
Health Equity for all Americans: As Big An Issue as Insurance
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Excellent piece! I am so tired of people talking as though just giving everyone health insurance is going to make any kind of difference. That doesn't solve some root causes of illness like neighborhoods without grocery stores, unsafe streets, a lack of sidewalks, air pollution, etc.
ReplyDeleteI sincerely hope that prevention, in some form, stays in the health care bill.