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In her Narrative Matters essay in the October issue, "Tackling Structural Racism In Health," Maranda Ward documents how a visit to the dental office to receive a crown on a tooth ended in an encounter with police.
Ward writes that while she was initially scheduled to receive a crown, she was told by a treatment coordinator that she had to first receive a crown buildup, which would require 80 percent of the procedure to be paid for upfront.
Confused by the change in treatment plan and unexpected out-of-pocket payment that did not match what she had coordinated with the office receptionist, Ward asked to speak with her dentist. The treatment coordinator refused, and ultimately called police on Ward.
Ward understood her experience as an instance of implicit bias and structural racism.
She concludes that tackling structural and interpersonal racism within health care requires training on implicit bias and antiracism.
Ward
is the recipient of the 2022 Justice, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion–Civic and Community Engagement Award for her development of a structural racism curriculum aimed at medical students.
Health Affairs' Kathleen Haddad and Rob Lott discuss trend of direct-to-consumer companies expanding into Medicare Advantage territory.
They discuss Instacart's launch of a new grocery benefits and the news out of the HTLH conference in Las Vegas regarding a partnership between Uber and Optum.
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