Abstract
Poverty and health are completely intertwined. Poor countries tend to have worse health outcomes than better off countries. Poverty raises ill health and ill health can keep poor people poor, if not make them go into debt. Unfortunately poverty is not something that is just adult related either the poor/non-poor differential was even greater for children younger than 6 years of age (4.2 vs.3.1). The measures of health service utilization showed that poor children had 40% fewer doctor visits and had 40% more hospitalizations in the previous year. There is overwhelming evidence on inequalities in health between the lower socioeconomic status and higher socioeconomic status and on the possible consequences for the impoverished and revenue disproportion associated with health care expenses is discussed in this paper. A framework is …show more content…
The most recent Marmot report directs attention to the overwhelming low thoughtfulness given to the causes of social inequalities in the U.S healthcare systems. In other countries such as Canada there is universal healthcare and barriers to this type of healthcare creates such a problematic concern for certain populations, particularly those living on low income or social assistance, persons with disabilities, indigenous peoples, and recent immigrants. Persons living in a lower socioeconomic status are at a greater risk for deterioration in health status, chronic illnesses such as diabetes, hypertension and vast comorbidities’ because of the chronic illnesses. Yet there is growing evidence indicating that this community of people receives the least amount of healthcare. People who live in poverty are less likely to have a regular family physician and even less likely to obtain preventative and/or secondary care, and more likely to report negative experiences of
Poverty and health are completely intertwined. Poor countries tend to have worse health outcomes than better off countries. Poverty raises ill health and ill health can keep poor people poor, if not make them go into debt. Unfortunately poverty is not something that is just adult related either the poor/non-poor differential was even greater for children younger than 6 years of age (4.2 vs.3.1). The measures of health service utilization showed that poor children had 40% fewer doctor visits and had 40% more hospitalizations in the previous year. There is overwhelming evidence on inequalities in health between the lower socioeconomic status and higher socioeconomic status and on the possible consequences for the impoverished and revenue disproportion associated with health care expenses is discussed in this paper. A framework is …show more content…
The most recent Marmot report directs attention to the overwhelming low thoughtfulness given to the causes of social inequalities in the U.S healthcare systems. In other countries such as Canada there is universal healthcare and barriers to this type of healthcare creates such a problematic concern for certain populations, particularly those living on low income or social assistance, persons with disabilities, indigenous peoples, and recent immigrants. Persons living in a lower socioeconomic status are at a greater risk for deterioration in health status, chronic illnesses such as diabetes, hypertension and vast comorbidities’ because of the chronic illnesses. Yet there is growing evidence indicating that this community of people receives the least amount of healthcare. People who live in poverty are less likely to have a regular family physician and even less likely to obtain preventative and/or secondary care, and more likely to report negative experiences of