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CT Needs to Address Health, Cancer Care Inequities

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Tuesday, May 9, 2023   

As Connecticut addresses health equity, additional work needs to be done, experts warn. From 2016 to 2022, one third of the state's residents did not visit a primary care physician, according to data from Connecticut Health Policy. This is part of a trend throughout the U.S. to address disparities in medical care. A recent study finds cancer care can be subject to similar inequities.

Angela Starkweather, a co-author of the study, said inequities in care stem from the country's long history of racism and discrimination, through policies and structural barriers.

"That trickles down from education of healthcare providers to a lot of the policies that we use in our society for funding these type of things; not allowing people to have time off to get screening tests and things like that," she said.

In Connecticut, some factors of cancer care inequity are the lack of transportation to medical facilities and lack of health insurance. She noted one solution is the National Cancer Institute's Equity and Inclusion Program, and added the program aims to help cancer centers keep their care equitable through a slew of initiatives like community engagement and outreach.

On a state and federal level, Starkweather said increased public funding is one way to make cancer care more equitable. Along with reducing disparities, she added this funding can increase accessibility of cancer care across all areas.

"Investment in our cancer centers and being able to provide those types of services such as patient navigation, free services, expanding some of the hours for our screening services, things like that, " she explained.

Starkweather added helping people working throughout the week to have alternative options for getting a cancer screening could prove beneficial. In 2022, the U-S Department of Health and Human Services made $5 million dollars in grants available to community health centers to improve equity in cancer care screenings.


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