(Smith, 2008) ("Affordable Care Act," 2010)
Conclusion
Clearly, minorities are not receiving the same kind of treatment for health care services in comparison with other segments of the population. This is problematic, because the current system allows this to take place in one way or another. To deal with these challenges there needs to be: improved partnerships between health plans / employers and greater collaboration with governments / nonprofit entities. This could augment the current approach that is being enacted by the status quo.
What is happening is the Patient Affordable Care Act, has caused the industry to shift by forcing providers and insurance companies to comply with the new provisions. A few of the most notable include: the elimination of select co pays / deductibles, the expansion...
These elements are important, because they are showing how this strategy is positive first step.
However, to deal with future challenges there needs to be greater amounts of collaboration. If this could happen, it will provide everyone with access to wide variety of services and control the costs. Once this occurs, is when there will be transformation inside the sector with everyone focusing on using a unified system vs. A segregated platform. This is one of the main reasons why there are so many problems with current the system. If this approach can be effectively integrated, it will help to address racial and ethnic disparities over the long-term. This is the point that there will be a transformation in the way these services are delivered.
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