Morenike Ayo-Vaughan

Millions of uninsured, underinsured, and Medicaid-insured Americans receive essential care within safety-net health systems. Despite their important role, these systems face pressures that can undermine high-quality patient care and limit innovation, including challenges adopting digital tools that may help manage costs, address provider burnout, and improve patient outcomes.

Blog / January 27, 2025 Evan D. Gumas Research Associate, International Health Policy and Practice Innovations, The Commonwealth Fund Morenike Ayo-Vaughan Program Officer, Advancing Health Equity, The Commonwealth Fund Munira Z. Gunja Senior Researcher, International Program in Health Policy and Practice Innovations, The Commonwealth Fund Evan D.

A recent survey of 3,000 health care workers revealed that younger clinicians ages 18–29 — nurses, doctors, dentists, medical assistants, and others — were significantly more likely than older clinicians to report witnessing racial discrimination against patients. The survey reported on health care workers’ observations of discrimination against patients, how this discrimination impacts patient care, and how it affects the health care workers who witness it.