Health Equity

Most Adults Who Feel Treated or Judged Unfairly by Health Care Providers Report Adverse Consequences

Abstract: Black and Hispanic/Latinx adults report experiencing discrimination when seeking health care at higher rates than white adults, which raises the question: How might these reported experiences adversely affect health care?

Publication: Urban Institute

Date Published: August 9, 2021

Author(s): Laura Skopec, Dulce Gonzalez and Genevieve M. Kenney

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