Black, Hispanic Calif. Women Report Issues Accessing Health Care

A disproportionate number of black and Hispanic women in California say they have a hard time finding a personal physician and paying for doctor visits, according to a report released Tuesday by the Kaiser Family Foundation, the HealthyCal reports.

The report was based on data from a 2012-2014 CDC survey.

Report Findings

According to the report, minority women in California were more likely to report having fair or poor health. For instance, fair or poor health was reported by:

• 13% of white women;
• 23% of black women; and
• 31% of Hispanic women (Guzik, HealthyCal, 12/17).

Overall, 20% of California women reported that cost concerns kept them from visiting a doctor in the past year, including:

• 16% of white women;
• 17% of black women; and
• 26% of Hispanic women.

Meanwhile, 22% of California women overall reported that they lacked a personal health care provider, including:

• 13% of white women;
• 15% of black women; and
• 35% of Hispanic women (Kaiser Family Foundation report, 12/15).