Ruqaiijah Yearby (
Brietta Clark, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California.
Health Aff (Millwood). 2022 Feb;41(2):187-194. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2021.01466.
The COVID-19 pandemic has illuminated and amplified the harsh reality of health inequities experienced by racial and ethnic minority groups in the United States. Members of these groups have disproportionately been infected and died from COVID-19, yet they still lack equitable access to treatment and vaccines. Lack of equitable access to high-quality health care is in large part a result of structural racism in US health care policy, which structures the health care system to advantage the White population and disadvantage racial and ethnic minority populations. This article provides historical context and a detailed account of modern structural racism in health care policy, highlighting its role in health care coverage, financing, and quality.
COVID-19 大流行凸显并放大了美国少数族裔在健康方面面临的不平等现实。这些群体的成员不成比例地感染和死于 COVID-19,但他们仍然无法公平地获得治疗和疫苗。无法公平地获得高质量的医疗保健在很大程度上是美国医疗保健政策中的结构性种族主义的结果,这种种族主义构建了医疗保健系统,使白人群体受益,而使少数族裔人口处于不利地位。本文提供了医疗保健政策中现代结构性种族主义的历史背景和详细描述,强调了其在医疗保健覆盖范围、融资和质量方面的作用。