The Study of Health Care Provided at Alpha House in New

question 12

Multiple Choice

The study of health care provided at Alpha House in New York City suggested that:

• A) doctors take the symptoms of male patients more seriously than those of women.
• B) the clinic only treats patients who have private health insurance.
• C) conflicts occurred between physicians of color and white patients.
• D) doctors are less intrusive when treating Medicaid patients.
• E) black women were considered better able to stand pain than white women.

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