Hispanics’ Limited English Proficiency is a Barrier for Getting Good Health Care Services

Two recent studies (study 1, study 2) have found that Limited English Proficiency (LEP) is a key component for the limited health care services that U.S. Hispanics are getting in the United States. One of the studies is showing that mental health services delivered to the Hispanics community is limited precisely because of Limited English Proficiency.

Both studies are being published in the prestigious medical journal Medical Care, which is a one of the top ten journals in healthcare administration. In the editorial of the November issue of Medical Care Dr. Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable of University of California, San Francisco, states that the care of LEP patients is the doctor’s responsibility and that health care providers and policy makers should provide ways, systems, and tools to help doctors cope with this responsibility.”*

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