I posted awhile back on how “medical ethicists” were crying racism because black people/ lower income households claimed to be in higher rates of pain compared to their “white” counterparts for the same arthritic damage. Their solution was to prescribe more pain pills because being black or low income somehow means they need stronger oxy. The medical system is fucked because of these administrative nitwits who believe racism and not health practices dictate health outcomes.
There is an argument to be made, that racism plays a part in this. Black people probably visit black doctors at a higher rate than the general population. The probability of a black doctor being a doctor because of racism (affirmative action etc.) and not actually being qualified is relatively high. Him lacking any meaningful qualification leads to bad outcomes for his clients. Ergo racism makes black people sick. Just not the racism they pretend to fight against but the racism they advocate for.
I posted awhile back on how “medical ethicists” were crying racism because black people/ lower income households claimed to be in higher rates of pain compared to their “white” counterparts for the same arthritic damage. Their solution was to prescribe more pain pills because being black or low income somehow means they need stronger oxy. The medical system is fucked because of these administrative nitwits who believe racism and not health practices dictate health outcomes.
There is an argument to be made, that racism plays a part in this. Black people probably visit black doctors at a higher rate than the general population. The probability of a black doctor being a doctor because of racism (affirmative action etc.) and not actually being qualified is relatively high. Him lacking any meaningful qualification leads to bad outcomes for his clients. Ergo racism makes black people sick. Just not the racism they pretend to fight against but the racism they advocate for.