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title: "The Health Care Industry Needs to Start Taking Women Seriously"
url: https://carolynbuckluce.com/post/120584739580/the-health-care-industry-needs-to-start-taking/
description: "By Carolyn Buck-Luce and Julia Taylor Kennedy What is the greatest impediment preventing Americans from getting good health care? Surprisingly, it’s not the cost of."
published: 2015-06-03
updated: 2015-06-03
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# The Health Care Industry Needs to Start Taking Women Seriously

Published 2015-06-03

By Carolyn Buck-Luce and Julia Taylor Kennedy

What is the greatest impediment preventing Americans from getting good health care? Surprisingly, it’s not the cost of care. Instead, according to new research from the Center for Talent Innovation (CTI), the fundamental issue is the health care industry’s failure to develop a nuanced understanding of, and commitment to, women as consumers and decision makers. For the full report, see the [Harvard Business Review](https://hbr.org/2015/05/the-health-care-industry-needs-to-start-taking-women-seriously) (Free registration required).