Racism and Health Care Disparity

Is racial discrimination the cause of medical disparities? One of the controversial issues in recent discussions on medical differences is whether racial discrimination is the cause of medical differences. On the other hand, some think that racial discrimination is a serious problem in the medical system. From this point of view, the Institute of Medical Research (IOM) has a large gap due to race discrimination between the quality of health care for ethnic minorities and the quality of health care received by groups of non-ethnic groups I pointed out.

Racial discrimination has created barriers to independence and medical independence. Despite serious health differences, individuals do not have equal access to high-quality medical ethnically ethnically. In order to understand the influence of racism on health and health, there must be a well-developed knowledge base. The country that has the most extensive knowledge system related to racial discrimination and medical treatment is the United States. In the United States, Caucasians are three times more likely to undergo bypass surgery than non white people. Patients other than Caucasians seeking to attend a special nursing home for the elderly had a longer delay before hospitalization than with white patients. In the case of Hispanic women, doctors are less likely to recommend breast cancer screening than white women. Pneumonia patients other than white people receive fewer hospital services than white patients. Finally, the average population of poor urban blacks and Hispanic communities is 24 per 100,000 people, while the population of white poor communities is 69 per 100,000 people.

The difference between health and healthcare represents the difference between health and care among groups. The difference between "health" and "health care" is related to the concept, but it is not a synonym. "Medical difference" means a higher burden of illness, injury, disability or death which a group suffers from other groups. And the quality of care and care used. The difference between health and health care can not be explained, it means a difference in health needs, patient preferences, or changes in recommended treatment. Health inequality and inequality are also used to refer to differences 2, 3.