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<p> A recent tragic case involving informed consent obtained from parents with limited English proficiency led to a successful lawsuit against the hospital. Eliminating health disparities for minorities would have reduced direct medical care expenditures by $229.4 billion for the years 2003-2006, according to a 2011 study.&nbsp;&ldquo;If we don&rsquo;t get a handle on health disparities, the implications are far bigger than social justice,&rdquo; says LaVeist, the study&rsquo;s lead author.</p>

Evidence of economic burden of disparate care for minorities continues to grow