According to Raymond Baxter, senior vice president, Kaiser Permanente Community Benefit, health disparities exist across socio-economic lines.

In the [...]]]> Race and ethnicity matter in health and health care. Cultural differences and language barriers affect how diverse communities live, as well as the quality of the care they receive when they get it.

According to Raymond Baxter, senior vice president, Kaiser Permanente Community Benefit, health disparities exist across socio-economic lines.

In the video “Bridging the Great Divide: Health Disparities in America,” real people share their personal stories and experts shed light on a nationwide problem that can be solved if we all work together.

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That millions of Americans lack good health care due to “racial and ethnic disparities in health care is shocking in a society committed to equality,” says George C. Halvorson, chairman and CEO, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals.

Kaiser Permanente recently published several ads that label the issue a national [...]]]> That millions of Americans lack good health care due to “racial and ethnic disparities in health care is shocking in a society committed to equality,” says George C. Halvorson, chairman and CEO, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals.

Kaiser Permanente recently published several ads that label the issue a national disgrace and urge lawmakers to do something about it.

The ads, which focus on health care disparities in the Latino and Asian/Pacific Islander communities, note that Americans spend $2.5 trillion on health care and yet millions of uninsured Americans avoid care and get sick solely because they lack coverage.

Learn more about what you can do to end health care disparities in America.