Why do disparities in medical care persist?
Earlier this year, a study published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health journal found widespread racial and ethnic disparities in medical care, treatment, and health outcomes across all pediatric specialties. That there are healthcare inequities in America that disproportionately affect marginalized communities isn\u2019t news. But why do these disparities persist? Dr. Ayla Stanford, author of \u201cTake Care of Them Like My Own: Faith, Fortitude, and a Surgeon\u2019s Fight for Health Justice,\u201d joins The Excerpt to discuss the current state of access to care in the U.S.
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