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"For example, studies have found that the number of primary care physicians and PAs per capita tends to be lower in low-income counties compared with higher-income counties; in contrast, NPs are more evenly distributed across counties or even slightly more prevalent in counties with lower incomes" (...

"...People of color are more likely to delay care or forgo treatment..." ( Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Delaying or Not Receiving Medical Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of General Internal Medicine 2022.)

"...These disparities combined had a deadly effect in the pandemic. Black and Latinx residents were more likely to contract, be hospitalized for, and die from COVID-19 in Massachusetts..." ( Community-Level Factors Associated With Racial And Ethnic Disparities In COVID-19 Rates In Massachusetts...

"...In addition, during the COVID–19 pandemic in the United States, Black, Hispanic, and Asian populations experienced a disproportionate rise in deaths caused by heart disease and cerebrovascular disease..."( Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Heart and Cerebrovascular Disease Deaths During the COVID...

"...Patients with DES experience significant disparities are also likely to be more medically complex and remain one of the most vulnerable populations..." ( Mortality and Hospitalizations for Dually Enrolled and Nondually Enrolled Medicare Beneficiaries Aged 65 Years or Older, 2004 to 2017. JAMA...