Many people experience significant barriers in accessing adequate healthcare services.
Even in this unusually strong economy with the lowest unemployment in years, healthcare disparities within marginalized and minority communities are on the increase across the United States. Genetics affects everyone regardless of his or her race, socioeconomic background, sex or ethnicity. Current census statistics indicate that one in four people in the U.S is a minority. By the year 2020, it is estimated that the number of U.S residents who are nonwhite or Hispanic will double. Eliminating the existing gaps in health care services can no longer be delayed.