Public expresses need for government intervention to reduce socio-economic disparities in health
Friday, October 16, 2009 - 04:49
in Psychology & Sociology
As Congress debates the public health care option, a recent study reveals greater public support for reducing health care disparities among socio-economic groups (i.e. by income or education) than among racial groups. The respondents to the survey experiment, published in an upcoming issue of Social Science Quarterly, voiced strong concern about economic-based disparities and suggested government intervention would help to alleviate this imbalance...