According to Mandal (2018), disparities in access to healthcare occur because of several reasons and in the United States. The following reasons may contribute to disparities in healthcare access.
Lack of health insurance: the individuals who lack health insurance because of social-economic, ethnic and racial factors are likely to delay health care and more so, go without necessary medication.
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Lack of financial resources: proper healthcare is dependent on the individuals' purchasing power, and if this power is low, it means they will not have access to healthcare.
Varying source of care: in comparison to the white, racial or ethnic minorities are having limited access to the same doctor regularly, and they only seek medication during an emergency.
Legal obstacles: low-income immigrant groups tend to experience legal barriers, e.g., they cannot be entitled to insurance cover when they have not achieved five years of residence.
Structural barriers: people may be barred from accessing health care by lack of transport to where care is provided. Language barriers mean that the person seeking health care is not able to express himself/ herself to the care provider and thus a mishap in diagnosis. The physician, on the other hand, is not able to make the person understand basic information such as a prescription.
Age: most of the old people live on fixed income and are not able to cater for their health care. They may also have transport problems and limited access to information regarding health care. This is because in the U.S 15% of the older adults have no access to the internet meaning they cannot access valuable information on health care found on the internet (Bryant, 2012).
References
Bryant, R. (2012). Nurses addressing access disparities in primary health care. International Nursing Review, 59(2), 152-152. doi: 10.1111/j.1466-7657.2012.01003.x
Dr. Ananya Mandal, M. (2018). Disparities in Access to Health Care. Retrieved from https://www.news-medical.net/health/Disparities-in-Access-to-Health-Care.aspx
