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NY Times Conversation on Health Care for Illegal Immigrants

NY Times Conversation on Health Care for Illegal Immigrants

During President Obama’s speech to a joint session of Congress in September, Representative Joe Wilson, Republican of South Carolina, was moved to yell, “You lie!” The reason: Mr. Obama said illegal immigrants would not gain access to subsidized insurance under the proposals circulating on Capitol Hill.

In fact, the bills would block illegal immigrants from receiving subsidies for health insurance. The White House recently went a step further, announcing that illegal immigrants would not be permitted to participate in proposed insurance exchanges, where policies are compared and sold. Is it wise to leave so many without preventive care and vulnerable to infectious disease? Can the country’s overburdened emergency rooms and public hospitals continue to function without change?

 

Health – Plaza del Sol Family Health Center



Health – Plaza del Sol Family Health Center

No health insurance and no preventive health care—two daunting challenges facing many Corona residents, complicated by high rates of diabetes, asthma, hypertension, obesity and tuberculosis. The neighborhood offered few alternatives where to go to receive treatment, other than a long wait at the local hospital emergency room.

Enter Urban Health Plan. In 2009, we brought our expertise serving medically underserved communities to Corona and opened Plaza del Sol Family Health Center. Plaza del Sol is fully paperless – all patient information is kept on secure electronic medical records.