Opinion Article Analysis 1: "Race Gap Seen in Health Care Of Equally Insured Patients"

Summary:
In Sheryl Gay Stolberg's "Race Gap Seen in Health Care of Equally Insured Patients," she discusses the issue of racial disparities in health care for those who are have health insurance. Even with racial/ethnic minorities with the same income and obtain the same health insurance, they are still treated with lower quality heath care than their White counterparts. Studies have shown that these health disparities increased the death rates in minorities. Minorities are more less likely to receive desirable procedures and treatments compared to White patients with the same insurance. The articles give effort in making a change, including increasing minority doctors, more usage of interpreters, and educating the providers in the impact of their decisions and educating the patients to take control of making their own decisions when it comes to their health.

Analysis:
This article analyzed the issue of how healthcare is affecting the minority population with the same insurance. The analysis for this article showed the consequences in the decisions of healthcare professionals and the racial disparity in minorities. Sheryl Gay Stolberg's assumption in the article shows that minorities are suffering from healthcare discrimination and healthcare professionals are racially biased towards minority patients. Physicians are affected by inappropriate considerations and health officials expected these kinds of outcomes where inequality exists in minority healthcare. There are racial disparities in racial/ethnic minorities in the healthcare system. The author's ideas are important in our understanding of the existence of minority discrimination with equal healthcare access. Her perspective portrays one main message to the audience: there should be changes in eliminating racial disparities towards minorities.

Response:
It is unfortunate that healthcare professionals are affected by racial bias when clinically treating minority patients. They need to be more aware of the racial gap in the healthcare system and treat patients equally. Inequality that exists in the current healthcare system is discriminating patients of all backgrounds. I believe that this article is a credible source in interpreting how some health providers are really treating their patients and the effects of their decision making. Minority patients are viewed as coming from bad neighborhoods and providers resides this image in their head when treating minority patients. They would much rather treat White patients who have more positive behavior and attitudes. Stolberg's assumption of racial discrimination among patients with the same insurance is the consequence many patients are struggling with today. Ultimately, patients should be treated equally, regardless of their income or class.