‘Entrenched’ racial disparities remain in health care

Racial inequities in health care have fluctuated in severity for decades but data show that one constant remains: the disparities persist.Samuel L. Dickman, MD, the medical director for primary care at Planned Parenthood South Texas, and colleagues sought to understand how much progress has been made in equalizing health care access in the United States during the past 6 decades. Their findings were published in JAMA Network Open.“This study’s findings indicate that racial inequities in care have persisted for 6 decades and widened in recent years, suggesting the persistence andRead More