The patients with health insurance receive higher dosages of pain medications than patients who are uninsured.Which term best describes this problem?

A) Health disparity
B) Intersectionality
C) Cultural dissonance
D) Linguistic incompetence

Health disparity occurs when a population is treated differently as a result of a cultural,financial,or ethnic characteristic.Administration of lower pain medication dosages to uninsured patients is an example of a health disparity.Intersectionality is the coming together of a person's cultural,political,financial,educational,and ethnic contexts.Culturally congruent care is tailored to meet the ethnic,cultural,and linguistic needs of the individual.Dissonance is an incompatibility between a person's beliefs and actions.Linguistic competence is the ability to effectively communicate with individuals or groups from other cultural or ethnic backgrounds.