Fierce Healthcare June 29, 2022
Health inequities that limit underserved people’s access to affordable, high-quality care account for approximately $320 billion in annual healthcare spending, according to an analysis by Deloitte.
If unaddressed, health inequities could account for over $1 trillion in annual spending by 2040, signaling an unsustainable crisis for the industry.
Inequities across the U.S. health system limit underserved people’s access to affordable, high-quality care, create avoidable costs and lead to financial waste that spans society and impacts every individual’s health and well-being.
People of color and other underserved groups experience higher rates of illness and death across a wide range of health conditions. As of 2018, life expectancy among Black people was four years lower than white people,...
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