Health disparities occur due to a variety of factors, including income and geography (Patel & Rushefsky, 2019). People in inner cities and rural areas have less access to health care providers than people in suburban areas and more affluent parts of cities.

• Why do you think this is the case?
• What policies, if any, have been adopted to address these disparities?
• What additional policies, if any, do you think should be adopted?