Health inequality/ insurance
People in this income group are more likely to delay medical care due to cost
Who are low income individuals
This major costs makes becoming a doctor difficult for many students
What is expensive medical school tuition
Most expensive country to have children
What is United States
Most medical research has historically focused on this group
Who are males
What can too much medical debt lead to?
What is bankruptcy
Describes differences in health outcomes between groups based on factors like gender, race, and income
What is health disparities
Many medical students use these to pay for school and repay them for years
What is student loans
As of 2022 how much does it cost to have a C-section
What is $50,000
Percentage of participants in studies that are women
What is 34%
What is unequal access to healthcare
What is some people get surgery faster than others due to income or insurance
This type of cost includes things like copays and deductibles that you pay yourself
What are out-of-pocket costs?
When fewer students become doctors, patients often experience this at hospitals or clinics
What is longer waiting times
How many child births do we have each year in CA?
What is 3.6 million
What is the percentage of studies that only focus on females
What is 6%
This problem includes unequal access to care, provider shortages, and high medical costs that force people to delay or avoid treatment.
What is the healthcare access crisis?
This word means something is not fair or equal
What is inequality?
These communities often struggles the most with having enough doctors
What is rural towns and communties
Name 3 insurance gaps
What is co-pays, high deductibles, and out of network charges
What does bias research lead to
What is unequal healthcare
What is inequality in the healthcare system
What is systematic disparities where access to treatment is influenced more by socioeconomic
This group often struggles the most to afford health insurance
Who are low income families
This idea means that helping future doctors through scholarships support and lower debt benefits the health of the whole community
What is investing in society’s health
What is the lowest country to have child birth
Where is South Africa
Difference between male vs. female in concussions
What is male has more amnesia and women have cognitive issues
This argument claims that rising surgical costs and unequal access to care highlight the need for critical thinking about fairness and how to build a more equitable healthcare system
What is the thesis on healthcare inequality?