Healthcare Access Disparities

Sweden shows clear disparities in cancer outcomes tied to neighbourhood migrant density despite being among the most accessible universal healthcare systems globally. Walk-in centres established to improve access in migrant-dense areas have not eliminated disparities, partly because Swedish-born patients prefer traditional scheduled appointments. The study underestimates the burden of delayed diagnosis among migrants because non-Western migrants with lower healthcare utilisation who never reached hospitalisation are excluded. Sweden has documented regional disparities in palliative and specialist cancer care provision in socioeconomically disadvantaged areas despite universal healthcare access.