Problem Statement
Problem Statement
Health inequality in the United States has affected the distribution of quality health care among the minority communities. About 75% of the US population, including people with low income, disabilities, very young and older adults, people in specific geographic regions, experience health inequality (Chotiner, 2020). Researchers do not know the whether the current health care policies adopted by the state of California have continued to widen the gap of equitable and equal health care services, quality and administration among the minority community in state. Thus, this study tries to figure out why health inequality has become rampant in state of California by examining whether the current public policies are effective in establishing equal and equitable health care or have continued to widen health disparity, especially among the minority group(s) who are the most affect. None of the literature have examined the efficiency and effectiveness of the current public policies in addressing health disparity in the state of California. Instead, most scholars have only focused on effect of poor health coverage on minority groups, ignoring the effect of poor and inefficient public policies in address health equality, and its effect on minority communities. Therefore, this study will try to fill this gap by researching and investigating on the public polices in the state of California, and the current widening health disparity faced by the minority community.
Purpose
The purpose of this qualitative study is to investigate whether the current public policies have contributed to the widening health care inequality and disparity experienced by the minority community in the state of California.
Significance
The study will help advocate for health care equality by engaging with policymakers and government officials to develop solutions that help fill gaps in healthcare administration, management, and delivery. The research will help come up with solutions to resolving disparity in health care by aiding patients to access health education and information that is aimed at creating public awareness toward quality care. Nonetheless, it will facilitate the coverage of health facilities based on economic availability and health equity as part of the infrastructure.
Background
ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
The study used keywords like health inequality, disparity, poverty, and health policies to help to compile the research. The database used included PubMed Central, EMBASE, MEDLINE, and educational databases for academic journals such as SAGE journals and ERIC. The following annotate proved significant for the compilation of the research.
- Artiga, S., & Hinton, E., (2018). Beyond Health Care: The Role of Social Determinants in Promoting Health and Health Equity. Racial Equity and Health Policy. kff.org/racial-equity-and-health-policy/issue-brief/beyond-health-care-the-role-of-social-determinants-in-promoting-health-and-health-equity
- Artiga and Hinton (2018); (b) focused on the role of social determinants in promoting health and health equity. (c) found prevention efforts in racial equity and health policy;(d) this is an important care study because it may help explain progress on the development of a problem statement in the capstone process.
- Buettgens, M., Blavin, F., Pan, C., (2021). The Affordable Care Act Reduced Income Inequality In The U.S., Health Affairs, Vol.40, NO. 1, COVID-19 RESPONSE, MEDICAID & MORE, https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2019.00931
Buettgens, Blavin, Pan, (2021). (b) focused on the role of the affordable care act reduced income inequality;(c) found prevention efforts in inequality in the U.S. Health Affairs;(d) this is an important care study because it
