Health Care And Socioeconomic Status
Introduction
Availability of health care and socioeconomic status are current fundamental issues within American society. A recent report suggests that, “16.3% of the population, 49.9 million people, did not have health insurance in 2010. Households with an income of $25,000 or less made up the largest proportion of the uninsured,” (Maruthappu, M., Ologunde, R., and Gunarajasingam, A., 2013). In addition to this, the report briefly discusses a correlation between the decreasing amount of access to health care and the death rate rising; for example, “a 2009 study found that there were 44,800 deaths annually in the US that were directly associated with lack of healthcare insurance,” (Maruthappu, M., Ologunde, R., and Gunarajasingam, A., 2013). …show more content…
H., Aron, L., Dubay, L., Simon, S. M., Zimmerman, E., & Luk, K. X., 2015). These two pieces of evidence provide a clear indication that individuals are struggling on a daily basis due to their own socioeconomic status and a lower probability of gaining access to health care. Overall, the disparities among these two major issues existing within society, have an influence on each individual’s health outcomes. By breaking down and analyzing the current socioeconomic and health care disparities, will essentially provide individual awareness on how to productively manage or find possible solutions to reducing the amount of disparities. The availability of health care services and one's socioeconomic status are essential indicators of health outcomes. This literature review aims to critically examine the relationship among disparities within both the availability of health care services and socioeconomic levels, also including an examination of the overall impact this relationship has on individual health …show more content…
(2013). Is Health Care a Right? Health Reforms in the USA and their Impact Upon the Concept of Care. Annals of Medicine and Surgery, 2(1), 15-17. Retrieved February 21, 2016, from http://www.annalsjournal.com/article/S2049-0801(13)70021-9/fulltext#sec0030
Woolf, S. H., Aron, L., Dubay, L., Simon, S. M., Zimmerman, E., & Luk, K. X. (2015). How Are Income and Wealth Linked to Health and Longevity? Urban Institute and Virginia Commonwealth University, 1-21. Retrieved February 21, 2016, from
Availability of health care and socioeconomic status are current fundamental issues within American society. A recent report suggests that, “16.3% of the population, 49.9 million people, did not have health insurance in 2010. Households with an income of $25,000 or less made up the largest proportion of the uninsured,” (Maruthappu, M., Ologunde, R., and Gunarajasingam, A., 2013). In addition to this, the report briefly discusses a correlation between the decreasing amount of access to health care and the death rate rising; for example, “a 2009 study found that there were 44,800 deaths annually in the US that were directly associated with lack of healthcare insurance,” (Maruthappu, M., Ologunde, R., and Gunarajasingam, A., 2013). …show more content…
H., Aron, L., Dubay, L., Simon, S. M., Zimmerman, E., & Luk, K. X., 2015). These two pieces of evidence provide a clear indication that individuals are struggling on a daily basis due to their own socioeconomic status and a lower probability of gaining access to health care. Overall, the disparities among these two major issues existing within society, have an influence on each individual’s health outcomes. By breaking down and analyzing the current socioeconomic and health care disparities, will essentially provide individual awareness on how to productively manage or find possible solutions to reducing the amount of disparities. The availability of health care services and one's socioeconomic status are essential indicators of health outcomes. This literature review aims to critically examine the relationship among disparities within both the availability of health care services and socioeconomic levels, also including an examination of the overall impact this relationship has on individual health …show more content…
(2013). Is Health Care a Right? Health Reforms in the USA and their Impact Upon the Concept of Care. Annals of Medicine and Surgery, 2(1), 15-17. Retrieved February 21, 2016, from http://www.annalsjournal.com/article/S2049-0801(13)70021-9/fulltext#sec0030
Woolf, S. H., Aron, L., Dubay, L., Simon, S. M., Zimmerman, E., & Luk, K. X. (2015). How Are Income and Wealth Linked to Health and Longevity? Urban Institute and Virginia Commonwealth University, 1-21. Retrieved February 21, 2016, from