Sara,
I enjoyed reading your post. And I agree with you; especially about that people need access to quality care. I came across a study reviewing Hispanics access to and quality of care. While the inability for many of them to not receive care was not alarming, the quality of care they received was. Data from 13 hospitals in New York City was and found that, among patients in whom revascularization (procedure conducted after a heart attack) was clinically necessary, Hispanics were as likely as whites to receive revascularization procedures (SOURCE). It is just disheartening to find out that after people over barriers to accessing health care, they are still being cheated out of a chance at better health.
I also found your statement, “Furthermore,
I enjoyed reading your post. And I agree with you; especially about that people need access to quality care. I came across a study reviewing Hispanics access to and quality of care. While the inability for many of them to not receive care was not alarming, the quality of care they received was. Data from 13 hospitals in New York City was and found that, among patients in whom revascularization (procedure conducted after a heart attack) was clinically necessary, Hispanics were as likely as whites to receive revascularization procedures (SOURCE). It is just disheartening to find out that after people over barriers to accessing health care, they are still being cheated out of a chance at better health.
I also found your statement, “Furthermore,