! MAJOR! MERICAN TRAGEDY IS THAT WE SPEND MORE MONEY PER YEAR ON
HEALTH CARE THAN OTHER MAJOR INDUSTRIALIZED NATIONS BUT RANK LOWER …

Among the well-documented deficiencies of US health care is its pronounced lack of equity—
not just in access, but also in the quality of care provided whites versus ethnic and racial …

Ij ast August, Rodney G. Hood, MD, was installed as the 101st president of the Na-tional
Medical Association, which represents more than 25,000 African-American physicians. As …

Any health care system reflects the society that created it, and only an extremist or the utterly
naive would claim that there are not significant problems of racial and ethnic (and religious …

T here is much misunderstanding about our health care system and the problems we face.
Given the complexity of the health care system, the range of conflicting interests involved …

The editors of Policy and Politics solicit articles that analyze health promotion achievements
through a political and policy lens. Issues that defined health promotion in the 20th century …

OUR HEALTH care system is in disarray. While it is the most costly system in the world, it is
not accessible to over 35 million Americans. Health care services are irrationally and …

Disparities and inequities based on ethnic and racial differences have been a part of health
care in America from the time of its founding. These disparities have persisted through …

Racial and ethnic minority populations in the United States experience disparities in their
health and health care that arise from a combination of interacting factors, including racism …

We have experienced remarkable achievements in the health of this nation. However, some
Americans have not benefited equally. A consistent body of research demonstrates that in …