News Medical bias: From pain pills to COVID-19, racial discrimination in health care festers June 14, 2020June 14, 2020Jayne O'Donnell and Ken Alltucker, USA TODAYComments Off on Medical bias: From pain pills to COVID-19, racial discrimination in health care festers Discrimination in the health care system contributes to the stark disparities seen in how COVID-19 sickens and kills patients of color, experts agree.