Disparities in Healthcare Funding
The disparity in healthcare funding is most notable for diseases that primarily affect women.
The government shutdown has highlighted healthcare inequities, with the Democrats pushing for change. However, even if they succeed, the budget is likely to perpetuate existing disparities in funding for research on "women's diseases".
Historically, medical research has been biased towards men. Until 1993, most medical research studies were conducted solely on men.
That was the year that Congress inserted a provision in the NIH Revitalization Act requiring that nearly all human research funded by the National Institutes of Health include study participants of both sexes.
Author's summary: Disparities in healthcare funding persist for women's diseases.
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