Resources Examine Racial and Ethnic Disparities Among Women at the State Level - Kaiser Family Foundation
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Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Bringing Gender Back In
The June 2009 study by the Kaiser Foundation strongly suggest that we need to bring gender back into our discussions about health care reform. Women and more specifically, women of color lag behind men in almost every indicator of health including their health status, access to care and social indicators of health such as education, income and geographic location.
My only question is where is gender in the healthcare debate? In addition to higher costs caused by inefficient administration, we must also take into account the cost of the poor healthcare received by women in the United States - many of whom are women of color. According to Kaiser, women of color suffer from higher rates of obescity, chronic illness, reproductive disorders, and HIV/AIDS - even those who have access to to medical care.
My only question is where is gender in the healthcare debate? In addition to higher costs caused by inefficient administration, we must also take into account the cost of the poor healthcare received by women in the United States - many of whom are women of color. According to Kaiser, women of color suffer from higher rates of obescity, chronic illness, reproductive disorders, and HIV/AIDS - even those who have access to to medical care.
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