It is not uncommon for people who are transgender or gender nonconforming to experience widespread discrimination and health inequities, according to a report published in The Milbank Quarterly.
A new survey found that LGBTQ Americans are twice as likely to experience discrimination in their health care. The survey, conducted by KFF, noted that members of the LGBTQ community have historically ...
Discrimination and racism against patients are widespread problems in healthcare, workers in the industry indicated in a report released Feb. 15. The report, from the Commonwealth Fund and the African ...
Though the report’s focus is on the experience of patients, it notes that racism in the workplace is a common experience for workers in the healthcare industry. A new report from the Commonwealth Fund ...
Black Americans have long struggled to obtain equitable and efficient access to health care, and a new study published in JAMA Network Open indicates that the issue extends to patient portals.
According to a new study, half of all health care workers believe racism against patients is a serious problem in America. The Commonwealth Fund, a research foundation promoting a more equitable ...
“The silencing of Black cancer patient voices impacted patients’ health care utilization and had implications for their physical health,” the authors wrote. A discouraging trend of racial ...
New regulations will prohibit health care providers from making treatment decisions based on biases about disabilities and require that accessible exam tables and other medical equipment be more ...
A new Florida House bill, the Health Care Medical Freedom Act, prohibits health care providers from discriminating against ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Half of LGBTQ+ patients with and survivors of cancer are concerned about facing discrimination. Experiences and ...
A comprehensive new CAP study finds that many LGBTQI+ people continue to face discrimination in their personal lives, employment, housing, and health care, as well as in the public sphere. As part of ...