Health disparities are symptoms of a failed healthcare system, and this pandemic has highlighted those inequities and failures.
Raul Ruiz: “Health disparities are symptoms of a failed healthcare system, and this pandemic has highlighted those inequities and…”
On the recordFebruary 1, 2021
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Ruiz emphasizes the healthcare system's failures revealed by the pandemic, particularly affecting marginalized communities.
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