Posted on 11/22/2021 8:46:12 PM PST by blueplum
Harris said the pandemic 'has exasperated' the disparities in the health care system
Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday called for a health care workforce that "looks like America" and asserted that the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the systemic inequities in the health care system.
Harris announced the Biden administration will be investing $1.5 billion from the COVID-19 relief package to tackle the shortage of health care workers in high-risk and underserved communities.
"Our nation must invest in a health care workforce that looks like America, and provide access to equitable health care ...
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According to a report in 2017, "females represent the majority in 25 of the 30 health occupations". This report was produced to " evaluate HHS initiatives aimed at increasing diversity, thereby supporting Goal II of the HHS Action Plan to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities Action Plan: Strengthen the Nation’s Health and Human Services Infrastructure and Workforce.10"
"Whites make up the majority of the U.S. workforce (64.4 percent) compared to Hispanics (16.1 percent), Blacks or African Americans (11.6 percent), Asians (5.3 percent), and individuals reporting Multiple and Other races (1.8 percent)" and "The occupations in which Whites are most underrepresented are Nursing, Psychiatric and Home Health Aides (46.8 percent); and "Compared to our January 2015 report, there have been minor improvements in minority group representation in the health occupations, with a small decrease of White individuals in every occupation"
that is, whites were already slightly underrepresented in the healthcare workforce (64%) as a proportion of the 2017 population (76%), where as hispanics (18.5%) and blacks (13.4%) were within 2% of their respective proportion of the 2017 population.
NO doubt the trend continued through 2020.
So she hates Filipina nurses?
She should visit a nursing home - the majority of workers are black. Some our best workers are from Africa. Who the hell cares what color they are?
Human?
Look like America? Well around here the health care workforce looks more like the Philippines
How about people that are qualified and have experience for the job?
You beat me to it!
Ok they are all Indian or Pakistani now
Harris ought to visit some medical schools. She would be very happy. White males are clearly a minority in most schools. South Asians, women and other minorities are coming to dominate in many schools.
“Look like America? Well around here the health care workforce looks more like the Philippines”
May I add, India and China-Norhern Cali.
I want a VP that looks like America.
I would like some competent health care workers. Thats it.
Translation: An all black workforce.
Kamala Harris calls for health care workforce that ‘looks like America’
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So what happened to not judging folks by skin color or looks camela?
Moron.
I’m red, white and black,
a classic melting pot american
but I ‘look’ white
( the rest of my family except mom can all pass for full blood indian (injun) or Mexican and have been mistaken for that many times )
so will I do , giggles Harris?
or must I be excluded cuz how I “look”?
Spit.
She means the ‘Shortage of health care workers because so many were fired due to their mandates’.
All my docs are Indian, sooo ... affirmative action for whites in med school?
Didn't Slow Joe say "You cannot go to a cardiology department without a slight Indian accent"? Or something like that.
Joe says a lot of crap
The Race Card. Don’t govern without it.
My hospital has mostly women. Not a lot of guys.
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