Yes I fully accept that Race is a crude proxy for access to healthcare. Also, Neanderthal genes are mostly Europe, not 'South Asian' - and even if there were s

Yes I fully accept that Race is a crude proxy for access to healthcare. Also, Neanderthal genes are mostly Europe, not 'South Asian' - and even if there were some medically material issue, that's not what they are doing i.e. it's just all 'people of colour'. There are probably just as many White people who've had limited access to healthcare. Obviously, that still implies 'disproportionately bad' for Blacks, but nevertheless, large cohorts of others aka Whites. And so the policy is just unfair. I think it's better to give people a questionnaire about their medical history and go from there. In fact, I believe there's a 100% chance you could more readily identify those in need with just a few questions and measurements. Literally BMI, age, smoker, pre-existing conditions, status of healthcare insurance for the last few years, cholesterol, blood pressure and couple of very simple questions. Fill out that form, put it in the computer and it gives you back a score of 1-5 on the priority list for the local Hospital. I'll bet with just that data they could arrive at something considerably more accurate.