As 'Bodega Clinicas' Fill Void, Health Officials Are Torn by Sarah Varney. The New York Times. January 12, 2013.
The rise of these clinics in immigrant neighborhoods around Los Angeles provides a fascinating story of how a parallel health care system for uninsured Latino residents functions. They are mainly "cash-only" enterprises which are, in reality, doctor's offices and thus escape regulation required of licensed clinics. With the Affordable Care Act fast approaching, policymakers are puzzling about how to address these clinics. On the one hand, the clinics serve illegal immigrants who are prohibited from getting insurance under the ACA. On the other hand, there is some doubt about what the clinics are doing. They could be valuable in serving those immigrants who are accustomed to receiving healthcare in this manner and are uncomfortable visiting a medical complex for care.
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