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Many people of color worry good health care is tied to their appearance – Sun Sentinel

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Colleen DeGuzman | (TNS) KFF Health News
Many people from racial and ethnic minority groups brace themselves for insults and judgments before medical appointments, according to a new survey of patients that reaffirms the prevalence of racial discrimination in the U.S. health system.
The KFF survey of nearly 6,300 patients who have had care in the past three years found that about 55% of Black adults feel they have to be very careful about their appearance to be treated fairly by doctors and ot...

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