Formulating Healthcare Policy, Minorities and Poor Access to Health Care 1Formulating Healthcare Policy, Minorities and Poor Access to Health Care1. IntroductionSince 2003, Racial Disparity has become an issue at the national level, the health disparity in the United States is the unequal treatment and access to care. This is very transparentin our nursing practices based on our experiences in emergency and admission department. Thereare still barriers and biases to impede care to minorities. African Americans, Asian and Hispanic American are under represented in medicine. These racial groups also lack access to health insurance and professional health care providers compared to the majority or natural born American (Mandal, 2014). According to the US Census Bureau in 2010 there are 42 million African Americans, 50.4 million Hispanic or Latinos and 17.3 million Asian that constitute about41% of minority groups, by 2050 it can reach up to half of US population (AHRQ, 2011). 2. Specific Problems/ Barriers to Care 1. Health Insurance – one of the main barriers among minorities is the lack of adequate health insurance that this delay their health care and medication, since 2007 there are about 46 million minorities that are not insured (Alcena, 2011). The elderly, 65 years old and above are the priority of the government for the minorities to be eligible for Medicare or Medicaid as shown in the US Census (Smith & Medalia, 2014).2. Discrimination – According to the Association of American Medical College, facts and figure from 1978 to 2008, about 75% of medical practitioners or graduates in medical schools were white, while the rest is a combination of Asian and African American or Hispanic or Latinos (Adams, 2013). Even in employment, about 40% to 76% of minority nurses in Michigan are under represented or given race-based 12 to 24 months employment contract. Even in the
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Formulating Healthcare Policy, Minorities and Poor Access to Health Care2 communities of minorities, Hispanic, Indian and Asian minorities are unlikely visited because of their resistance, lack of trust, language and cultural differences. Furthermore, there are only 2% Psychiatrist and only 4% Social Workers minorities in the United States (Alcena, 2011). 3. Communication and other Barriers to Health Care – the limited English proficiency of the minorities, including lack of education, lack of source of income, geographic location, lack of transportation, race and ethnicity are some of the barriers to access the quality of health care theydeserved (AHRQ, 2011). Legally, US immigrants for less than five years are still not qualified for insurance and other health bene
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Formulating Healthcare Policy, Minorities and Poor Access to Health Care 1Formulating Healthcare Policy, Minorities and Poor Access to Health Care1. IntroductionSince 2003, Racial Disparity has become an issue at the national level, the health disparity in the United States is the unequal treatment and access to care. This is very transparentin our nursing practices based on our experiences in emergency and admission department. Thereare still barriers and biases to impede care to minorities. African Americans, Asian and Hispanic American are under represented in medicine. These racial groups also lack access to health insurance and professional health care providers compared to the majority or natural born American (Mandal, 2014). According to the US Census Bureau in 2010 there are 42 million African Americans, 50.4 million Hispanic or Latinos and 17.3 million Asian that constitute about41% of minority groups, by 2050 it can reach up to half of US population (AHRQ, 2011). 2. Specific Problems/ Barriers to Care 1. Health Insurance – one of the main barriers among minorities is the lack of adequate health insurance that this delay their health care and medication, since 2007 there are about 46 million minorities that are not insured (Alcena, 2011). The elderly, 65 years old and above are the priority of the government for the minorities to be eligible for Medicare or Medicaid as shown in the US Census (Smith & Medalia, 2014).2. Discrimination – According to the Association of American Medical College, facts and figure from 1978 to 2008, about 75% of medical practitioners or graduates in medical schools were white, while the rest is a combination of Asian and African American or Hispanic or Latinos (Adams, 2013). Even in employment, about 40% to 76% of minority nurses in Michigan are under represented or given race-based 12 to 24 months employment contract. Even in the
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Formulating Healthcare Policy, Minorities and Poor Access to Health Care2 communities of minorities, Hispanic, Indian and Asian minorities are unlikely visited because of their resistance, lack of trust, language and cultural differences. Furthermore, there are only 2% Psychiatrist and only 4% Social Workers minorities in the United States (Alcena, 2011). 3. Communication and other Barriers to Health Care – the limited English proficiency of the minorities, including lack of education, lack of source of income, geographic location, lack of transportation, race and ethnicity are some of the barriers to access the quality of health care theydeserved (AHRQ, 2011). Legally, US immigrants for less than five years are still not qualified for insurance and other health bene
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Formulating Healthcare Policy, Minorities and Poor Access to Health Care 1Formulating Healthcare Policy, Minorities and Poor Access to Health Care1. IntroductionSince 2003, Racial Disparity has become an issue at the national level, the health disparity in the United States is the unequal treatment and access to care. This is very transparentin our nursing practices based on our experiences in emergency and admission department. Thereare still barriers and biases to impede care to minorities. African Americans, Asian and Hispanic American are under represented in medicine. These racial groups also lack access to health insurance and professional health care providers compared to the majority or natural born American (Mandal, 2014). According to the US Census Bureau in 2010 there are 42 million African Americans, 50.4 million Hispanic or Latinos and 17.3 million Asian that constitute about41% of minority groups, by 2050 it can reach up to half of US population (AHRQ, 2011). 2. Specific Problems/ Barriers to Care 1. Health Insurance – one of the main barriers among minorities is the lack of adequate health insurance that this delay their health care and medication, since 2007 there are about 46 million minorities that are not insured (Alcena, 2011). The elderly, 65 years old and above are the priority of the government for the minorities to be eligible for Medicare or Medicaid as shown in the US Census (Smith & Medalia, 2014).2. Discrimination – According to the Association of American Medical College, facts and figure from 1978 to 2008, about 75% of medical practitioners or graduates in medical schools were white, while the rest is a combination of Asian and African American or Hispanic or Latinos (Adams, 2013). Even in employment, about 40% to 76% of minority nurses in Michigan are under represented or given race-based 12 to 24 months employment contract. Even in the
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Formulating Healthcare Policy, Minorities and Poor Access to Health Care2 communities of minorities, Hispanic, Indian and Asian minorities are unlikely visited because of their resistance, lack of trust, language and cultural differences. Furthermore, there are only 2% Psychiatrist and only 4% Social Workers minorities in the United States (Alcena, 2011). 3. Communication and other Barriers to Health Care – the limited English proficiency of the minorities, including lack of education, lack of source of income, geographic location, lack of transportation, race and ethnicity are some of the barriers to access the quality of health care theydeserved (AHRQ, 2011). Legally, US immigrants for less than five years are still not qualified for insurance and other health bene
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