Language Service Cutbacks Raise Fear of Medical Errors, Misdiagnoses, Deaths
Federal cuts are hurting community organizations in California that provide language assistance services to people who speak limited English. Despite President Trump鈥檚 executive order declaring English the national language, millions in the U.S. need help navigating the health system.
Recortes en servicios de idiomas generan temor a errores m茅dicos, diagn贸sticos equivocados y muertes
Cerca de 69 millones de personas en el pa铆s hablan un idioma que no es ingl茅s, y 26 millones de ellas hablan ingl茅s, pero no con fluidez.
Newsom鈥檚 Pitch as He Seeks To Pare Down Immigrant Health Care: 鈥榃e Have To Adjust鈥
Gov. Gavin Newsom said that he鈥檚 proud his state expanded health care to all low-income residents regardless of immigration status but that tough budget times call for some adjustments. The Democrat鈥檚 new budget proposes scaling back benefits to adults living in the country illegally, as well as charging them a $100 monthly premium.
California鈥檚 Primary Care Shortage Persists Despite Ambitious Moves To Close Gap
The state has in recent years embraced several initiatives recommended in an influential health care workforce report, including alternative payment arrangements for primary care doctors to earn more. Despite increasing residency programs, student debt forgiveness, and tuition-free medical school, California is unlikely to meet patient demand, observers say.
Immigration Crackdowns Disrupt the Caregiving Industry. Families Pay the Price.
Families, nursing facilities, and home health agencies rely on foreign-born workers to fill health care jobs that are demanding and do not attract enough American citizens. The Trump administration鈥檚 anti-immigration policies threaten to cut a key source of labor for the industry, which was already predicting a surge in demand.
Redadas contra inmigrantes afectan a la industria del cuidado. Las familias pagan el precio.
Los estadounidenses dependen de muchos trabajadores nacidos en el extranjero para cuidar a sus familiares mayores, lesionados o discapacitados que no pueden valerse por s铆 mismos.
Progressives Seek Health Privacy Protections in California, But Newsom Could Balk
Democratic state lawmakers in California have proposed bills to protect women, transgender people, and immigrants in response to concerns that their health data could be used against them. If the measures reach his desk, Gov. Gavin Newsom could lay such legislation aside to focus on securing federal funds.
Health Providers Gird for Immigration Crackdown
Different states are offering starkly different guidelines to hospitals, community clinics, and other health facilities for interacting with immigrant patients as President Donald Trump issues a flurry of executive orders on immigration.
As States Diverge on Immigration, Hospitals Say They Won鈥檛 Turn Patients Away
California and Massachusetts are teaching immigrants their rights while Florida and Texas are collecting patients鈥 immigration status. As states offer differing guidelines for interacting with immigrant patients, hospitals around the U.S. say they won鈥檛 turn people away for care because of their immigration status.
Hospitales dicen que no rechazar谩n pacientes, mientras los estados se posicionan sobre inmigraci贸n
Mientras Trump inicia la “operaci贸n de deportaci贸n m谩s grande” en la historia de la naci贸n, estados han emitido pautas marcadamente diferentes a los hospitales, cl铆nicas comunitarias y otros centros de salud, sobre c贸mo actuar con pacientes inmigrantes.
Trump Threat to Immigrant Health Care Tempered by Economic Hopes
Donald Trump鈥檚 second term is reigniting mistrust in health services among California immigrants, making it harder for community health workers to get people enrolled in Medi-Cal. Yet the president-elect is also seen as someone who could improve their lives with a better economy, even if that means forgoing health care.
Inmigrantes temen por su salud bajo Trump, pero tienen esperanzas en la econom铆a
Los inmigrantes sin papeles han temido durante mucho tiempo que participar en programas gubernamentales los convierta en blanco f谩cil de las autoridades migratorias, y la elecci贸n de Trump ha exacerbado estas preocupaciones, seg煤n defensores comunitarios.
Immigration Detention Center Contractor Sues Over California Health Inspections
A private immigration detention center contractor has sued to block a California law allowing local public health officials to inspect facilities in response to allegations of medical neglect or unsanitary conditions.
Contratista de centro de detenci贸n de inmigrantes demanda a California por inspecciones de salud
GEO Group podr铆a expandir su control sobre las instalaciones de detenci贸n de inmigrantes ahora que el ex presidente Donald Trump gan贸 un segundo mandato.
California Sets 15% Target for Primary Care Spending Over Next Decade
The state Office of Health Care Affordability has set a goal for insurers to direct 15% of their spending to primary care by 2034, part of a push to expand preventive care services. Health plans say it鈥檚 unclear how the policy will mesh with the state鈥檚 overarching goal to slow spending growth.
Estos inmigrantes se han ido sumando al programa poco a poco, a medida que el estado fue eliminando el requisito de residencia legal.
California Expanded Medi-Cal to Unauthorized Residents. The Results Are Mixed.
California this year completed its Medi-Cal expansion to include income-eligible residents regardless of their immigration status. This final installment of the 鈥淔aces of Medi-Cal鈥 series profiles three of those newly eligible patients and how coverage has affected their health.
Can a $10 Billion Climate Bond Address California鈥檚 Water Contamination Problem?
California voters will decide in November whether to approve a $10 billion climate bond that supporters say is needed to jump-start water system repairs for residents without safe drinking water. Opponents say those repairs should be prioritized in the state budget, not put on a credit card.
Health Secretary Becerra Touts Extreme Heat Protections. Farmworkers Want More.
Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra has a plan to protect farmworkers from extreme heat and wildfire smoke, but farmworkers who pick California grapes say they need more, as climate change brings more extreme weather.
El m谩ximo responsable de salud del pa铆s, que est谩 barajando la posibilidad de postularse para gobernador, se ha convertido en una de las voces principales de la administraci贸n Biden sobre el cambio clim谩tico.
