Health Populi August 21, 2024
Millions of Americans believe they have been treated negatively by a physician due to their weight, insurance status, physical appearance and/or state of mental health, according to a YouGov poll published August 6, 2024.
To gauge U.S. health citizens’ perceptions of fair and unfair treatment in the health care system, YouGov conducted this research among 1,200 U.S. adults 18 and over online in late June 2024.
The first bar chart arrays various identity characteristics describing patients: we see that weight is by far the top characteristic putting the person at-risk for being treated negatively by a doctor.
Insurance type (or lacking insurance coverage), one’s physical appearance, mental health, age, gender, lifestyle, medical opinions and history, and substance use can...
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