Disparities even with universal insurance Even in countries with universal health insurance, health disparities persist Canada: Self-reported health status for children at high SES better than children of low SES(Currie and Stabile 2003) England: We discuss the Whitehall studies later Bhattacharya,Hyde and Tu-HealthEconomics Bhattacharya, Hyde and Tu – Health Economics Disparities even with universal insurance  Even in countries with universal health insurance, health disparities persist  Canada:  Self-reported health status for children at high SES better than children of low SES (Currie and Stabile 2003)  England:  We discuss the Whitehall studies later