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Immigrant Kids Detained in 鈥楿nsafe and Unsanitary鈥 Sites as Trump Team Seeks To End Protections
President Donald Trump鈥檚 Justice Department seeks to terminate the Flores Settlement Agreement, which since 1997 has required U.S. immigration officials to hold migrant children in facilities that are safe and sanitary, among other protections. Even with the consent decree in place, court records show unsafe conditions for immigrant kids.
Entre marzo y junio, abogados de menores inmigrantes recopilaron estos testimonios, y otros de j贸venes y familias detenidas, en lo que describen entornos 鈥渃on apariencia carcelaria鈥 en distintos puntos de Estados Unidos.
Lawfully Present Immigrants Help Stabilize ACA Plans. Why Does the GOP Want Them Out?
The GOP鈥檚 tax and spending law and a new rule by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will make it harder to enroll in Affordable Care Act health plans, will raise consumers鈥 out-of-pocket costs, and could prompt younger, healthier people, including lawfully present immigrants who will lose financial aid, to drop coverage.
Estudios demuestran que el trabajo de las promotoras puede reducir las hospitalizaciones, y las visitas a las salas de emergencias y a las cl铆nicas de urgencias.
Por temor a perder la cobertura de Medicaid, padres se apresuran a vacunar a sus hijos
A lo largo del pa铆s, pediatras dicen que padres ansiosos est谩n preocupados por si continuar谩 habiendo acceso a las vacunas infantiles de rutina.
What the Health? From 麻豆女优 Health News: Here Come the ACA Premium Hikes
Medicaid may have monopolized Washington鈥檚 attention lately, but big changes are coming to the Affordable Care Act as well. Meanwhile, Americans are learning more about what鈥檚 in Trump鈥檚 big budget law, and polls suggest many don鈥檛 like what they see. Julie Appleby of 麻豆女优 Health News, Jessie Hellmann of CQ Roll Call, and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join 麻豆女优 Health News鈥 Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews historian Jonathan Oberlander to mark Medicare鈥檚 60th anniversary.
Lost in Translation: Interpreter Cutbacks Could Put Patient Lives on the Line聽
Recent federal reductions in funding for language assistance and President Donald Trump鈥檚 executive order designating English as the official language of the United States have some health advocates worried that millions of people with limited English proficiency will be left without adequate support and more likely to experience medical errors.
El megaproyecto de ley republicano supondr谩 m谩s costos de salud para muchos estadounidenses
Esto, a su vez, perjudicar铆a las finanzas de hospitales, residencias de adultos mayores y centros de salud comunitarios, y podr铆a obligarlos a reducir servicios y personal, hasta a cerrar instalaciones.
Republican Megabill Will Mean Higher Health Costs for Many Americans
Spending cuts hitting medical providers, Medicaid and Affordable Care Act enrollees, and lawfully present immigrants are just some of the biggest changes the GOP has in store for health care 鈥 with ramifications that could touch all Americans.
Inmigrantes en California dudan en pedir cobertura m茅dica por miedo a ser deportados
Las redadas federales de inmigraci贸n, que parecen haber afectado al menos a una cl铆nica de salud en el estado, ya est谩n provocando que algunas personas teman buscar atenci贸n m茅dica.
California Immigrants Weigh Health Coverage Against Deportation Risk
Immigrants without legal status who live in the state are facing a Medi-Cal enrollment freeze next year. But the spate of immigration raids has raised fears that signing up before the deadline will put them on the radar of federal officials.
Dual Threats From Trump and GOP Imperil Nursing Homes and Their Foreign-Born Workers
Understaffed nursing homes face a workforce crisis if President Donald Trump and Republicans further curtail immigration and cut Medicaid.
Readers Endorse Doctor Migration and Shun ‘Elderspeak’
麻豆女优 Health News gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.
Echoing 2020, Police Use Rubber Bullets Against Protesters in Los Angeles
鈥淟ess lethal鈥 weapons are once again being used in Los Angeles 鈥 against people protesting the Trump administration鈥檚 immigration raids. With terms like 鈥渇oam,鈥 鈥渟ponge,鈥 and 鈥渂ean bag,鈥 the projectiles may sound harmless. They鈥檙e not.
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.
Republicans Aim To Punish States That Insure Unauthorized Immigrants
A GOP tax-and-spending bill the House approved Thursday would slash federal Medicaid reimbursement for states that offer health coverage to immigrants without legal status.
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.
Gavin Newsom enfrenta otra crisis sanitaria en el estado, que pone en riesgo la cobertura de salud para las personas sin papeles. Expertos opinan sobre las potenciales reducciones.
After Promising Universal Health Care, California Governor Must Reconsider Immigrant Coverage
Gov. Gavin Newsom was elected to office in 2019 on a promise of universal health care. He dramatically expanded coverage, but after six years, the Democrat is forced to contemplate deep cuts 鈥 including to the nation鈥檚 largest health care expansion to immigrants living in the U.S. without legal permission.
