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Showing posts with label immigrant. Show all posts
Wednesday, September 16, 2020
Friday, April 29, 2016
Monday, April 18, 2016
Health Care Law Clearly Reduced Measures Of Inequality; Hispanics and Low-Wage Workers Gain
Immigrants, The Poor And Minorities Gain Sharply Under Health Act by Sabrina Tavernise and Robert Gebeloff. The New York Times. April 17, 2016
Friday, September 4, 2015
Health Consequences Of Any Mass Deportation Of Immigrants Addressed by American College Of Physicians
Thousands Of Doctors Are Protesting Trump's Plan For Mass Deportation, Say It will Make America Sick by Esther Yu-Hsi. Thinkprogress. September 4, 2015.
Monday, August 18, 2014
Medical Professionals Deploy Along Border In Operation Lone Star
The Other Texas Border Deployment: Doctors, Dentists, Opticians by Jon Herskovitz. Reuters. August 14, 2014.
Saturday, July 20, 2013
Immigrant Inclusion Into Primary Health System: The Public Health, Economic, And Moral Case
The Immigrant Healthcare Imperative by Danielle Ofri. The Atlantic. July 16, 2013.
Combining a compelling case study with policy analysis, this opinion piece makes a public health case for immigration reform.
(1) What is one main reason that some immigrants do not seek out primary care?
(2) Immigrants's ________________________________ are a boon to the medical system with immigrants contributing _____________billion more to the Medicare trust fund than they withdrew (2002-2009).
Combining a compelling case study with policy analysis, this opinion piece makes a public health case for immigration reform.
(1) What is one main reason that some immigrants do not seek out primary care?
(2) Immigrants's ________________________________ are a boon to the medical system with immigrants contributing _____________billion more to the Medicare trust fund than they withdrew (2002-2009).
Thursday, June 13, 2013
Demography Is Destiny In Healthcare Too
Census: More Deaths Than Births Among Whites by Greg Toppo and Paul Overberg. USA TODAY. June 13, 2013.
While this article is not about healthcare specifically, the analysis presented will shape healthcare careers, policy, organization and delivery. The statistics are significant.
(1) For the first time ever, whites who are not Hispanic, _______________________.
(2) The number of whites increased slightly because ____________________.
(3) If current trends continue by 2050 whites might become a ________________.
(4) The fastest growing ethic group was ___________ with a rise of _______% last year.
(5) A demographer quoted in the article attributed the precipitous drop in births among whites to the ___________________.
(6) A Brookings Institution demographer predicts that white retirees will be on the receiving end of an economy which ____________________________________.
(7) At present whites account for ________% of all deaths in the US.
While this article is not about healthcare specifically, the analysis presented will shape healthcare careers, policy, organization and delivery. The statistics are significant.
(1) For the first time ever, whites who are not Hispanic, _______________________.
(2) The number of whites increased slightly because ____________________.
(3) If current trends continue by 2050 whites might become a ________________.
(4) The fastest growing ethic group was ___________ with a rise of _______% last year.
(5) A demographer quoted in the article attributed the precipitous drop in births among whites to the ___________________.
(6) A Brookings Institution demographer predicts that white retirees will be on the receiving end of an economy which ____________________________________.
(7) At present whites account for ________% of all deaths in the US.
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Immigrants Move To American; Health Moves Down
The Health Toll of Immigration by Sabrina Tavernise. The New York Times. May 18, 2013.
Read the fascinating article above and test your recall with the following questions.
(1) True or False: Worries about the health of the 11 million illegal immigrants are well-founded.
(2) Foreign-born immigrants live about _____________ than their American -born counterparts.
(3) American behaviors such as ______________________________ contribute to immigrant health changes.
(4) Long work hours contribute to _______________ of family diets.
(5) Discuss the health variation among American-born hispanics.
(6) Among the factors offering an explanation for the decline of immigrant health are __________________________________________________
(7) How does cancer mortality for immigrants compare with the American-born? Heart disease?
Kidney disease? Liver cirrhosis?
(8) Up to _______% of the diet of rural Mexicans now comes from _________.
(9) A _________ component may explain part of the high diagnosis rate for diabetes among Hispanics.
(10) What is the "time bomb" referred to in the article?
Read the fascinating article above and test your recall with the following questions.
(1) True or False: Worries about the health of the 11 million illegal immigrants are well-founded.
(2) Foreign-born immigrants live about _____________ than their American -born counterparts.
(3) American behaviors such as ______________________________ contribute to immigrant health changes.
(4) Long work hours contribute to _______________ of family diets.
(5) Discuss the health variation among American-born hispanics.
(6) Among the factors offering an explanation for the decline of immigrant health are __________________________________________________
(7) How does cancer mortality for immigrants compare with the American-born? Heart disease?
Kidney disease? Liver cirrhosis?
(8) Up to _______% of the diet of rural Mexicans now comes from _________.
(9) A _________ component may explain part of the high diagnosis rate for diabetes among Hispanics.
(10) What is the "time bomb" referred to in the article?
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Medical Repatriation: Hospitals Remove Immigrants Not Eligible For Aid
American Hospitals Deporting Unconscious Patients by David Pitt. Salon. April 23, 2013.
The article discusses the problem facing some American hospitals serving individuals in the country without legal documentation and with no access to government programs such as Medicaid. Some of these hospitals have opted for the solution of medical repatriation, flying the patient back to the patient's country of origin. The article discusses the financial, legal, civil rights, and human dimensions of this practice.
The article discusses the problem facing some American hospitals serving individuals in the country without legal documentation and with no access to government programs such as Medicaid. Some of these hospitals have opted for the solution of medical repatriation, flying the patient back to the patient's country of origin. The article discusses the financial, legal, civil rights, and human dimensions of this practice.
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Including Undocumented Immigrants In Obamacare May Have Benefits: They Are Healthier and Use Medical Services Less
Could Immigration Reform Improve Our Health by Matthew O'Brien. Philly.com. March 19, 2013.
This analysis contains some surprises. First of all, it notes that along two different dimensions, obesity and diabetes, undocumented immigrants are healthier that Latino U.S. citizens. In addition, they visited physicians less than U.S. citizens. Including 11.1 individuals who are healthier than most U.S. citizens could serve to lower insurance premiums on the insurance exchanges. Undocumented immigrants are now specifically excluded from Obamacare.
This analysis contains some surprises. First of all, it notes that along two different dimensions, obesity and diabetes, undocumented immigrants are healthier that Latino U.S. citizens. In addition, they visited physicians less than U.S. citizens. Including 11.1 individuals who are healthier than most U.S. citizens could serve to lower insurance premiums on the insurance exchanges. Undocumented immigrants are now specifically excluded from Obamacare.
Sunday, January 13, 2013
Clinics Illustrate Cultural, Financial, Policy Issue In The Delivery Of Care
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.
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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