In emergency rooms, marginalized patients more likely to be skipped in line

In most U.S. emergency departments (ED), patients are admitted in an order based on both the urgency of their condition and when they arrived. But in a new study, Yale researchers found that nearly 29% of ED patients are jumped in line, with those from marginalized groups—including lower-income patients, non-white patients, and non-English speakers—more likely to be cut by others.