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https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12914-015-0072-9

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“The studies reveal that the homosexual population have difficulties of access to health services as a result of heteronormative attitudes imposed by health professionals.”

* “The fact is that experiences of discrimination and prejudice against sexual minorities can directly contribute to a poorer health status [1].”

* “Misconduct, constraints, prejudiced connotations or even verbal abuse on the part of professionals in health facilities, generate reduction in attendance and in seeking assistance. These attitudes can be experienced as violent situations (sometimes silent and sometimes concrete) that may contribute to the deviation of own body care and the health of the LGBT population [4, 6].”

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What are the Challenges in Accessing Quality Healthcare?

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What are the Challenges in Accessing Quality Healthcare?

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SndIUwLZHshSSdbMDDoLTpZRRI82L9EBJBgOoHUC1-s/edit?usp=sharing

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https://bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com/track/pdf/10.1186/s12913-016-1327-4.pdf

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https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMsa044464

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* Previous studies have found that patients who are women, older, members of racial and ethnic minorities, poorer, less educated, or uninsured are less likely to receive needed care, largely as a result of lack of access to care (determined by whether an encounter with a health care provider occurs), rather than a deficiency in the quality of care (determined by whether the encounter is necessary and provides the recommended service).

* "A 50-year-old uninsured black man with less than a high-school education and an income under $15,000 would receive 51.4 percent of recommended care"

* "A 50-year-old white female college graduate with private health insurance and a household income above $50,000"

* "Adults under 31 years of age were significantly more likely to receive preventive services than those 31 through 64 years of age"

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https://nyaspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1196/annals.1425.007

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“Most working-age adults obtain health coverage for themselves and their dependents as a benefit of employment. However, this benefit has been gradually eroding as health premiums, in tandem with higher health care costs, grow at a rate far outpacing rates of general inflation and wages”

* Among the poor, more than a third have no health coverage (36%) and those who are near-poor (incomes between one and two times the poverty level) are not much better off, with 30% uninsured

* Those with medical debt are more likely to postpone and even forgo needed care altogether, including skipping recommended treatments and not filling prescriptions because of costs. The consequences of inadequate access to care can spiral downward, resulting in poorer health and even disability, further jeopardizing a family's income and financial security.

* is a cornerstone of quality primary care, which in turn improves continuity of care, preventive care, prenatal care, and management of chronic diseases

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* “Patient satisfaction is an important measure of healthcare quality as it offers information on the provider’s success at meeting the expectations of most relevance to the client [7] and a key determinant of patients’ perspective behavioral intention” (Xesfingi, Vozikis)

* “public health expenditures greatly shape and positive ralates to patient satisfaction, while private spending on health relates negatively” (Xesfingi, Vozikis)

* “A policy implication of our findings is that the role of government on health spending is highly important for patient satisfaction with respect to a healthcare system performance.” (Xesfingi, Vozikis)

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https://voca.ro/1feevlrMM2m5

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Xochitl Nieto and Jenna Jenkins are seniors in a small-town high school in Berthoud, Colorado. Jenna grew up in Colorado Springs, moving to Berthoud for sixth grade. They have both experienced having to resort to Medicaid for access to healthcare because of difficulties with parental income. Medicaid is a program that provides assistance with healthcare costs for low-income families. Jenna also dealt with Medicare as a means to provide healthcare coverage assistance as a result of her father being in a car accident and being temporarily disabled. Often times for Xochitl Medicaid would not cover the full cost of her dental visits or Medicaid would not be accepted at all the offices she would go to. Which made it harder for her to access quality healthcare. Jenna has dealt with something similar, finding that after moving to Medicaid, her doctor’s office didn’t take this form of payment and had to find another office. Xochitl and Jenna have also seen social disparities in modern-day media and populations about how access to healthcare varies depending on certain factors. With Jenna and Xochitl’s first-hand experience they believe that everyone is entitled to equal health care despite their race, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic class.