Healthcare in Louisiana

[Professor]

Not going to find any data to support this. But, I was talking with the CEO of (insert insurance company name here - no, I won't say which one) which provides health insurance here in Louisiana. In fact, they are one of the providers chosen to administer the Medicaid program. For-practically-ever, Louisiana has ranked 49th or 50th in overall health and healthcare (most measurements: access, outcomes, etc.).

However, this CEO told me a startling fact. When broken down by race, Louisiana ranks either 24th or 26th in these measurable categories for whites, and 49th-50th for blacks. There is a similar breakdown when broken into income ranges (though he didn't have the ranges memorized). Basically, if you are white and/or middle-income, you can expect to receive healthcare on par with the rest of the US. If you are black and/or low-income, you can expect to receive the worst.

I hope that this kind of information is made public and gets some attention.

[NAB]

You could be the Ed Snowden of healthcare practices in Louisiana Prof. Get out there and blow that whistle. You might have to seek asylum in Mississippi afterwards however.

[Professor]

[eynon81]

I am Jack's complete lack of surprise.

replace black with rural-hispanic and my state's numbers probably look similar.


is there a whistle to blow here?

[Saz]

Lol this surprised you? Between this and "chevron thinks it's helping America" I'm beginning to get the sense you may be hopelessly naive.

[Professor]

[exploited]

Basically everything works like this, Prof. If you are white or middle-class and above, you have access to far more health care, justice, legal protection, social programs, etc. If you are black or poor, your ability to fend for yourself is incredibly diminished by the systematic racism and classism of Western society.

[Philly]

[Professor]

[jimmyz]