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Ruqaiijah Yearby1, Brietta Clark2, José F Figueroa3
1Ruqaiijah Yearby (ruqaiijah.yearby@slu.edu), Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri.
Health Affairs (Project Hope)
|February 7, 2022
Summary
Racial and ethnic minorities face significant health inequities, including disproportionate COVID-19 impact and unequal access to care. Structural racism in U.S. health policy exacerbates these disparities.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Health Policy
- Sociology of Health
Background:
- COVID-19 pandemic highlighted severe health inequities for racial and ethnic minority groups in the U.S.
- These groups experienced disproportionately higher infection and mortality rates.
- Equitable access to COVID-19 treatments and vaccines remains a critical issue.
Purpose of the Study:
- To provide historical context for structural racism in U.S. health care policy.
- To detail modern manifestations of structural racism within health policy.
- To analyze the impact of structural racism on health care coverage, financing, and quality.
Main Methods:
- Historical analysis of U.S. health care policy.
- Examination of contemporary health care policies.
- Review of literature on racial disparities in health outcomes.
Main Results:
- Structural racism in health policy disadvantages minority populations.
- This systemic bias affects access to health care coverage and financing.
- Quality of care is compromised for racial and ethnic minority groups due to these policies.
Conclusions:
- Structural racism is a primary driver of health inequities in the U.S.
- Reforming health care policy is essential to address these disparities.
- Achieving health equity requires dismantling systemic racism in the health care system.
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