Open AccessKicking off the 2020s with Healthcare Policy
Author(s) -
Jason M. Sutherland
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
healthcare policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1715-6580
pISSN - 1715-6572
DOI - 10.12927/hcpol.2020.26135
Subject(s) - plague (disease) , health care , focus (optics) , public relations , healthcare policy , political science , healthcare system , health equity , population , health policy , medicine , international health , environmental health , physics , pathology , law , optics
Disparities in health and healthcare plague provinces' residents. This means that different subgroups of the population have differences in health and healthcare. Examples include socio-economic status, location of residence and disability status. Disparities generate searching questions: does where you live, or who you are, affect your health or the quality or accessibility of healthcare you receive?