Primary Task Response: Within the Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas.

Discuss a population group that is facing greater challenges and barriers to accessing care in the United States. Include the following in your discussion:

Why does that segment of the U.S. population face greater challenges and barriers to accessing care?

What programs (local, state, or federal), if any, exist today to attempt to provide access to the vulnerable population you are discussing?

Note: Use APA style and at least 2 scholarly references.

Assignment Objectives Evaluate the effect that public health has on the delivery of healthcare Compare and contrast the effects that various health policies and regulations have made on healthcare systems Analyze the correlation between the performance of health systems and population health status