One of the Following Is an Example of Health Care

question 47

Multiple Choice

One of the following is an example of health care disparity

• A) Systematically higher death rates from heart disease among Blacks compared to European Americans.
• B) Systematic differential quality of treatment to low income patients in relation to their higher income counterparts (e.g., providers give more information about preventive services to high income patients).
• C) Systematic differences across healthcare facilities in the number of providers of color.
• D) Systematic difference in the preference of patients of color for a particular clinic over others.

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