Mayo Clinic expert discusses ways to reduce healthcare disparities in Black and minority communities

Mayo Clinic expert discusses ways to reduce healthcare disparities in Black and minority communities

It’s disheartening. Healthcare disparities persist in 2023. It’s a problem that has plagued the U.S. for decades. According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Black people and other minorities are less likely to receive adequate healthcare than their white counterparts.
Dr. Kim Barbel Johnson, a Mayo Clinic family medicine physician, discusses ways patients and healthcare professionals can close the health equity gap.