The US is the only high-income nation lacking universal healthcare, and race shapes access.

Evidence

The United States is the only high-income nation that does not guarantee some form of healthcare to all of its citizens. Medicine here is a commodity, and access to it depends on a suite of factors, including age, income level, employment status, geographic region, and—to an alarming and undeniable extent—race. African and Latino Americans have the highest uninsured rates in the country and, as a result, shoulder a disproportionate burden of the health system’s failings: they are more likely to die during pregnancy or from cancers that are treatable when caught early, and more likely to suffer the worst outcomes associated with chronic medical conditions like diabetes. — Nikole Hannah-Jones et al., The 1619 Project, 1158

Categorization

• QUESTION: Worth verifying: the exact list of high-income nations and whether any other non-universal system exists (e.g., Switzerland’s mandate model).
• XREF: connects to: Most Americans live paycheck-to-paycheck and cannot afford needed medical care. — Clara E. Mattei, Escape from Capitalism, 87