Throughout the history of the United States, racial disharmony has led to inequality in many aspects of the American society. The healthcare system of the United States did not avoid this phenomenon. Indeed, until the late 1960s the United States Healthcare system was largely a divided one, with institutions to care for white patients being the majority while a few hospitals or segregated wards for black people existed. The impact of racial stereotypes that plagued many other areas of American society also fueled the segregated healthcare system. Stereotypes such as "lazy", "sexually...