Student ID:2237850 1
Lack of Access to Quality Healthcare for Minority Groups
Health Policy, Politics & Social Justice HH5625
Brunel University London
Word count:2650
, Student ID:2237850 2
Lack of Access to Quality Healthcare for evidence such as “Funding and Programs” and other
the Minority journal articles by Smedley et al. and Kanengoni et
al. supporting the proposed policy will ensure its
Through different equality policies, the success (Refer to the appendix).
government has attempted to address the healthcare
disparities without successfully finding the balance Advantages and Disadvantages of the
between the healthcare fate of the minority groups Proposed Program
and majority groups (Mitchell RN, 2021: 4). The Advantages
minorities have not found the best way to improve
their healthcare because of the continued disparity. The policy implementation will increase the
Consequently, lack of capital hinders the minority number of people seeking healthcare services in the
from accessing healthcare services that could United States (Johnson-Bibbs, 2020: 35). Equally,
improve their health. establishing healthcare facilities in minority
neighborhoods will help save commuting fees to far-
The State Children’s Health Insurance Program off medical facilities (Kennedy, 2017). Additionally,
The State Children’s Health Insurance the policy implementation will instill new
Program (CHIP) is a policy that was incepted in understanding in both the majority and minority
1997, targeting children in impoverished communities (O′Connor and Byrne, 2022).
communities who did not benefit from insurance. The Generally, adopting the policy will minimize the
program tried to bring a sense of equality in disparities witnessed in the healthcare sector.
healthcare delivery since children from poor minority Disadvantages
neighborhoods could also benefit from insurance
privileges as their counterparts from majority Policy adoption and implementation will be
communities (Kennedy, E. M. 2005: 454). The costive to the government and disrupt several
program provoked adjustments in healthcare government economic plans if there are inadequate
management for children and heightened children’s funds in the government's treasury. Equally, the
access to healthcare. adoption of the policy will be overwhelming to
healthcare professionals if the workforce remains the
Shortcomings of the State Children’s Health same with the adoption of the policy.
Insurance Program
Implementation of the Proposed Policy
As much as the program provided little
equality in care delivery to children from low socio- Adoption and implementation of the
economic minority backgrounds, it failed to address proposed policy should be overseen by a designated
its ultimate purpose due to insufficient funds. Funds team specifically formed to ensure its success. The
insufficiency resulted in threshold factors that were team should consist of finance personnel, medical
considered before providing healthcare benefits to the practitioners, professionals offering the services, and
children. Unfortunately, many children from poor an executive body to supervise the actions of other
minority neighborhoods could not surpass the implementation team players. The finance personnel
threshold factors and ended up not benefitting from will oversee the funds, whereas the medical
the program. practitioners and professionals interact with the
patients in service delivery and ensure that care is
How the Proposed policy fills the gap in CHIP provided without any disparity.
Adopting and implementing the proposed The stakeholders responsible for the success of the
policy will result in more allocation of funds to low proposed policy
socio-economic minority communities. Since the
main setback of the prior program was the The primary stakeholder responsible for the
insufficiency of funds, ensuring enough funds for the policy's success is the government, for the policy
minority community will fill the gap unaddressed by depends on it for funds. Equally, the implementation
the program. Besides, an increase in funds will team and medical team are important, too, for they
enable for the policy to run health-based programs interact with the community directly to ensure the
such as health camps for screening diseases to policy's success. Lastly are the community members
facilitate early detection and treatment. An increased who attend to the services of the program. The
fund will also help recruit and compensate interns success of the policy will depend on the contribution
who will be working in various hospitals to help of each stakeholder.
offset the workload. Equally, the presence of
Lack of Access to Quality Healthcare for Minority Groups
Health Policy, Politics & Social Justice HH5625
Brunel University London
Word count:2650
, Student ID:2237850 2
Lack of Access to Quality Healthcare for evidence such as “Funding and Programs” and other
the Minority journal articles by Smedley et al. and Kanengoni et
al. supporting the proposed policy will ensure its
Through different equality policies, the success (Refer to the appendix).
government has attempted to address the healthcare
disparities without successfully finding the balance Advantages and Disadvantages of the
between the healthcare fate of the minority groups Proposed Program
and majority groups (Mitchell RN, 2021: 4). The Advantages
minorities have not found the best way to improve
their healthcare because of the continued disparity. The policy implementation will increase the
Consequently, lack of capital hinders the minority number of people seeking healthcare services in the
from accessing healthcare services that could United States (Johnson-Bibbs, 2020: 35). Equally,
improve their health. establishing healthcare facilities in minority
neighborhoods will help save commuting fees to far-
The State Children’s Health Insurance Program off medical facilities (Kennedy, 2017). Additionally,
The State Children’s Health Insurance the policy implementation will instill new
Program (CHIP) is a policy that was incepted in understanding in both the majority and minority
1997, targeting children in impoverished communities (O′Connor and Byrne, 2022).
communities who did not benefit from insurance. The Generally, adopting the policy will minimize the
program tried to bring a sense of equality in disparities witnessed in the healthcare sector.
healthcare delivery since children from poor minority Disadvantages
neighborhoods could also benefit from insurance
privileges as their counterparts from majority Policy adoption and implementation will be
communities (Kennedy, E. M. 2005: 454). The costive to the government and disrupt several
program provoked adjustments in healthcare government economic plans if there are inadequate
management for children and heightened children’s funds in the government's treasury. Equally, the
access to healthcare. adoption of the policy will be overwhelming to
healthcare professionals if the workforce remains the
Shortcomings of the State Children’s Health same with the adoption of the policy.
Insurance Program
Implementation of the Proposed Policy
As much as the program provided little
equality in care delivery to children from low socio- Adoption and implementation of the
economic minority backgrounds, it failed to address proposed policy should be overseen by a designated
its ultimate purpose due to insufficient funds. Funds team specifically formed to ensure its success. The
insufficiency resulted in threshold factors that were team should consist of finance personnel, medical
considered before providing healthcare benefits to the practitioners, professionals offering the services, and
children. Unfortunately, many children from poor an executive body to supervise the actions of other
minority neighborhoods could not surpass the implementation team players. The finance personnel
threshold factors and ended up not benefitting from will oversee the funds, whereas the medical
the program. practitioners and professionals interact with the
patients in service delivery and ensure that care is
How the Proposed policy fills the gap in CHIP provided without any disparity.
Adopting and implementing the proposed The stakeholders responsible for the success of the
policy will result in more allocation of funds to low proposed policy
socio-economic minority communities. Since the
main setback of the prior program was the The primary stakeholder responsible for the
insufficiency of funds, ensuring enough funds for the policy's success is the government, for the policy
minority community will fill the gap unaddressed by depends on it for funds. Equally, the implementation
the program. Besides, an increase in funds will team and medical team are important, too, for they
enable for the policy to run health-based programs interact with the community directly to ensure the
such as health camps for screening diseases to policy's success. Lastly are the community members
facilitate early detection and treatment. An increased who attend to the services of the program. The
fund will also help recruit and compensate interns success of the policy will depend on the contribution
who will be working in various hospitals to help of each stakeholder.
offset the workload. Equally, the presence of
