Coronavirus exposes income-driven health inequality

<p>"It’s maddening to see the differences in health outcomes between the rich and the poor. Even more unsettling is reflecting upon the psychological pain accumulated when living in a fad-obsessed materialistic comparison-creating society, the postponed dreams, and the day to day compromise that those with less have to endure – thoughts that may be far removed from the ruminations of the those who have abundance.</p> <p>I don’t mean to stereotype, and this is not intended to be a polemic, but the country is divided, and many are living in two different worlds. The resultant health consequences should be contemplated upon, especially in the midst of a pandemic where the differences have the opportunity to be most blatantly highlighted."</p> <p><a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/harsh-bhavsar-md-b8662011b/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Harsh Bhavsar</a> is an internal medicine resident.</p> <p>He shares his story and discusses his KevinMD article, "Coronavirus exposes the reality of income-driven health inequality." (<a href= "https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2020/04/coronavirus-exposes-the-reality-of-income-driven-health-inequality.html">https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2020/04/coronavirus-exposes-the-reality-of-income-driven-health-inequality.html</a>)</p>