Policy review demonstrates persistent health disparities across socioeconomic groups, highlighting that expanding insurance coverage alone cannot eliminate health inequalities.
Health insurance coverage alone is not likely to reduce significantly SES differences in health. Attention should be paid both in policy decisions and in clinical practice to other SES-related factors that may influence patterns of health and disease.
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