影响女同性恋,同性恋,双性恋,跨性别者和酷尔老年人的联邦和州政策问题

Sean R Cahill1

  • 1The Fenway Institute, 1340 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02215, USA.

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概括

对LGBTQ+个人的歧视会对健康和获得护理的机会产生负面影响,增加贫困和减少保险覆盖. 虽然"负担得起的医疗法案"和改进的文化响应性护理有所帮助,但老年LGBTQ+人仍然需要平等地获得服务.

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