Research: Concentrate on the health issue of financial impact of racial and ethnic health disparities in Connecticut and poor health coverage. In Connecticut, there has been evidence that there have been higher hospital charges depending on your race and ethnicity. There is also a difficulty in specific races and ethnicities to have insurance and access to help with hospital charges.
References:
Elder, J. W., Poulin, s. M., & Dalal, M. A. (2018, December). Financial Impact of Racial and
Ethnic Health Disparities in Connecticut. portal.ct.gov. Retrieved May 8, 2023, from https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/Departments-and-Agencies/DPH/dph/hems/chronic_dis/Disparity Analysis/Disparity_Summary DEC 2018-final.pdf
Carlesso, J., & Carlesso, J. (2022). Racial disparities persist in CT health care, two groups find.
CT Mirror. https://ctmirror.org/2020/01/15/racial-disparities-persist-in-ct-health-care-two-reports-find/
Health Coverage by Race and Ethnicity, 2010-2021. (2023, April 12). KFF.
https://www.kff.org/racial-equity-and-health-policy/issue-brief/health-coverage-by-race-and-ethnicitv/
