Two men climbing different ladders Although it's generally understood that the U.S. health care delivery system has "historically engaged in the systematic segregation and discrimination of patients, the day-to-day scope of this bias remains unknown."

A national discussion about discrimination has dominated the headlines in 2020, and a new study documents its prevalence in the health-care system. More than two in 10 Americans report experiencing some type of discrimination, according to an analysis by JAMA Network Open.

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