In too many ways, single people get lower quality health care than married people do (as I noted in Singled Out), or they face more obstacles to getting the care they need, or they pay more for the care they do get. Here are some relevant articles, including some terrific guests published on my blogs.
Singlism in American medicine: Patients without partners face stereotyping and discrimination (with Joan DelFattore)
How singles are shortchanged in the health care system (with Joan DelFattore)
How hospitals make it hard for single people to get the care they need
Single with COVID-19: Will you get the treatment you need? (Guest post by Joan DelFattore)
Research documents life-threatening bias against single people (about transplants)
How Obamacare improved the lives of single people
Stereotypes as death sentences: Unmarried with cancer
Prestigious medical journal acknowledges singlism: Q & A with Joan DelFattore
In a hospital, friends are not people: Guest post by Joan DelFattore
Singles have fewer benefits than married couples – but are slowing gaining more
Discrimination in the health care system: Guest post by Joan DelFattore
If you are single, every day is tax day: 19 examples
Am I getting surgery or joining a country club? Guest post by Cathy Goodwin
Captain of her soul: How to deal with being sick and single. Guest post by Nika Beamon
How this single woman thrived after a devastating, near-fatal crash
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