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Minorities and the Uninsured at Greatest Risk of Suffering Malpractice

When it comes to quality of medical care in the United States, all patients are not treated equally. Minorities, poor people and those without private insurance are more likely to receive substandard care and to suffer the consequences.

21 minute read July 27, 2011 at 11:02 AM
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Christopher D. Bernard
Minorities and the Uninsured at Greatest Risk of Suffering Malpractice

Consumers of health care in the United States run a significant risk of being injured or killed by medical malpractice. More than a dozen years ago the Institute of Medicine reported that as many as 98,000 people die each year as a result of medical errors.

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