Health Care : Current Reviews

Abstract

Achieving Health Equity through Health Care Reform: Current State and Outlook

Ifeoma A. Inneh

Despite advances in medicine and health care reform in the United States (US), inequities and disparities whether in health status and/or care persist(s) for certain vulnerable or disadvantaged groups. This paper presents a perspective on the current state of inequities and disparities in US health care system as it relates to certain initiatives in an era of health care reform, and possible recommendations to further improve the outlook of achieving health equity