Immigration + Health Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)

November 24, 2009

Allow Undocumented Immigrants to Purchase Health Care – New Senate bill includes inhumane provision barring undocumented immigrants from purchasing health care with their own money

As Senate preps for healthcare debate, petition gets underway to include undocumented immigrants

November 16, 2009

Where two contentious issues intersect- Immigration and health House measure omits Senate panel’s legal test

November 11, 2009

The House Health Care Reform Bill and Immigrants

Domestic Violence In Immigrant Communities: Often Triggered by Stress and Complicated by Immigration Status – This is the first in a special two-part series on domestic violence in immigrant communities by Feet in Two Worlds reporters.

November 5, 2009

For immigrants, illness can bring a death sentence

November 4, 2009

The debate over health care for illegal immigrants continues to percolate in Congress despite the Obama administration’s efforts to put it to rest, with lawmakers in both houses also wrangling over how much coverage to provide for immigrants who have settled in the country legally.

October 29, 2009

Not a healthy state for all Latinos in the US – Undocumented foreign-born Latinos face serious financial and language barriers to quality health care

October 5, 2009

Immigrants & Health Care: MPI Analyzes Health Reform Eligibility, Verification Issues and Provides New Estimates of Coverage by Legal Status, Poverty, Firm Size and for Select States

September 29, 2009

The number of deaths of undocumented immigrants in the Arizona desert increased by 20% during the 2009 fiscal year, despite extreme vigilance and the efforts of humanitarian organizations.

September 28, 2009

With swine-flu vaccinations set to begin next month, public-health officials are mobilizing to ensure that the nation’s estimated 11 million-plus illegal immigrants are vaccinated.

Health insurance and immigrants: Weapons of mass distraction uncovered

Liberals seek health-care access for illegals – Fearful that they’re losing ground on immigration and health care, a group of House Democrats is pushing back and arguing that any health care bill should extend to all legal immigrants and allow illegal immigrants some access.

September 22, 2009

Obama overreaches on immigrant care

Hispanic Evangelicals Push Back on Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric in Health Care Debate, Label Exclusion as ‘Xenophobic Health Care Reform’

Obama takes heat from other side of immigrant healthcare debate – He suggests that those here illegally be kept from taking part in an insurance exchange set up by the government. Some on the left say that’s bad policy that panders to the likes of Joe Wilson.

September 21, 2009

Illegal Immigrants embroiled in health care debate

The Intersection Of Health Care And Immigration or an interview with Rev. Luis Cortes Jr.

Your Turn: Contra Costa Times’ headline about illegal immigrants was misleading

September 17, 2009

Obama links healthcare, immigration reform – “My commitment is real and so is my desire to get this (immigration reform) done,” Obama said Wednesday during the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute’s 32nd Annual Awards Gala.

September 15, 2009

“Joe Wilson ganó”, afirma congresista demócrata Luis Gutiérrez

Latino Lawmaker Rips Obama for Making It Harder for Illegals to Buy Private Insurance – The criticism was leveled in Spanish by Rep. Luis Gutierrez

The White House strengthened its stand against health-care coverage for illegal immigrants Friday, and a pivotal Senate committee looked ready to follow its lead.

Immigrants with Mental Disabilities Are Deprived Their Day in Court

September 14, 2009

In Defense of the Undocumented: Immigrants and the Healthcare Debate By Alvaro Huerta, Ph.D. Student

Sebelius: Illegal immigrant debate a ‘red herring’ – concerning health care bill

September 12, 2009

Joe Wilson Voted to Provide Taxpayer Money for Illegal Immigrants’ Healthcare in 2003 – (can you say hypocrite)

September 11, 2009

NYTimes Editorial – Immigrants, Health Care and Lies

September 10, 2009

Video: Obama Heckled by GOP During Speech to Congress

Immigration, Southern Manners, and South Carolina Demographics

The Visceral Reaction when “illegal immigrants” are mentioned

CAUSA: South Carolina Congressman brings disgrace on Republicans during President’s Healthcare Speech

September 9, 2009

A study released Tuesday says that without enforcement, undocumented immigrants could get health care coverage through the president’s proposed plan, costing Americans more than $30 billion annually. Advertisement But that’s if all undocumented immigrants seek care — something another immigration expert and the study say is unlikely.

September 8, 2009

Center for Immigration Studies Adds to Falsehoods about Health Care Reform

September 3, 2009

The Five Biggest Lies in the Health Care Debate – Illegal immigrants will get free health insurance

August 26, 2009

Immigration uproar will upstage health care debate

August 24, 2009

Enough! Immigration Reform is NOT Health Care Reform

August 21, 2009

Involving undocumented immigrants in the healthcare debate underscores the ignorance and futility of the argument

Health Care Debate: Immigrants Land On Sacrificial Altar

August 12, 2009

Reality Check: Immigrants and Health Care

Health care reform takes on immigration overtones

August 11, 2009

Obama delay on immigration complicates health reform

Debate heats up on healthcare for illegal immigrants – House Speaker Pelosi has said that they would not be covered under overhaul proposals, but activists say medical care should not be denied to the sick, no matter their status.

July 23, 2009

Facts About Immigration and Health Care Reform

July 13, 2009

Mentally ill immigrants have little hope for care when detained

June 25, 2009

Healthcare in Immigration Nation – interesting connection for Healthcare and Immigration Reform

April 27, 2009

Facing budget concerns, non-emergency healthcare for illegal immigrants had been cut from the budgets of a few Northern California counties.

March 17, 2009

Immigrant advocates blast medical care at detention facilities

March 11, 2009

Rape trees prove Mexican violence has crossed the border and there are women who need justice

Though majority of immigrant women in ICE detention are pregnant by rape, abortion is no option

September 10, 2008

Pro-Latino Policies – McCain’s focus on immigrants and healthcare

August 20, 2008

A Chicago hospital is preparing to send a 30-year-old patient back to Mexico. Francisco Pantaleon, who is in this country illegally, had a brain hemorrhage last month and is in a coma at the University of Illinois Medical Center at Chicago.

August 3, 2008

For some ill migrants, free care has a price – Some hospitals eventually send them out of U.S.

June 17, 2008

Immigrant case puts hospital in a bind – A woman seriously injured in a fall several months ago is illegally in the U.S., which means she is not eligible for Medicaid or Medicare. – Wichita

June 12, 2008

Hospital complains about illegal immigrants – Florida (on video)

May 27, 2008

Immigrants Hit Hard by Governor’s Planned Medi-Cal Cuts, Changes – California

Inside Immigrant Detention Centers : Daily Abuses Include No Feminine Hygiene Products for Women Detainees » VivirLatino

May 22, 2008

Uninsured Immigrant Patients Sent Home for Care Against Their Will – Woman in Coma the Latest Example of Arizona Uninsured Immigrant Facing Forced Removal to Home Country

Department of Homeland Security Will Face Questions on Care of Detained Immigrants

May 14, 2008

Careless Detention – Some Detainees Are Drugged For Deportation – Immigrants Sedated Without Medical Reason

May 7, 2008

Better Health Care Sought for Detained Immigrants

April 22, 2008

Latina victims suffering in silence for fear of deportation – North Carolina

April 14, 2008

Are Illegal Immigrants Entitled to Organ Transplants in the U.S.?

January 22, 2008

Rising health care costs put focus on illegal immigrants

December 10, 2007

U.S. care of illegal immigrants with AIDS draws fire

December 9, 2007

Families of burned illegal immigrants grieve while medical bills and questions mount – San Diego Area

December 4, 2007

Partnership to offer health coverage for immigrants – Baltimore

November 30, 2007

Two Independent Studies Arrive at Same Conclusion: Illegal Immigrants are Wrongly Accused of Taxing U.S. Healthcare System (Latina Lista)

November 19, 2007

Undocumented Shouldn’t Mean Uninsured – Leaving Illegal Immigrants Out Of Health Care Only Costs Taxpayers Money

November 4, 2007

Opponents of insurance bill play immigration card – SCHIP

October 31, 2007

Study: Kids of immigration raid arrestees face mental problems

October 29, 2007

Federal aid fails to cover migrant health care costs – Arizona

October 25, 2007

House Democrats Set For Vote on New Version Of Children’s Health Bill – The new version will underscore that illegal immigrants will not have access to the expanded program

October 20, 2007

University of California, Berkeley releases report debunking myths about immigration, health

September 26, 2007

New York, Faulting U.S., Says It Will Pay for Cancer Care for Illegal Immigrants

September 25, 2007

Cancer ruling heats up immigration debate – Chemotherapy for illegal immigrants no longer covered under Medicaid

August 16, 2007

Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons: Mexico will pay health care costs

August 9, 2007

Immigrants and Health Care — At the Intersection of Two Broken Systems

April 9, 2007

Immigrants’ children eligible for services even if parents aren’t

March 13, 2007

Undocumented Immigrants Childbirth Is Top Emergency Medicaid Expense

Pregnancy complications account for majority of Emergency Medicaid costs for undocumented immigrants

January 21, 2007

Latina Lista: Undocumented Immigrants Could Relieve National Shortage of Type O Blood ”” If They Were Allowed To

January 16, 2007

Report looks at cost of care for illegal immigrants – Tarrant County, Texas

January 10, 2007

Health plan for children of illegal immigrants draws ire of GOP – Washington State

December 27, 2006

Medi-Cal pays for 100,000 births yearly to undocumented immigrants

December 6, 2006

Immigrants’ health assessed in Rand study

November 29, 2006

Bush Administration Wants Flu Shots For Illegal Immigrants

November 21, 2006

Officials Help Ailing Illegal Immigrants Go Home – to Mexico – Colorado

November 15, 2006

Did You Know? Healthcare for illegal immigrants between the ages of 18 and 64 cost American taxpayers $1.1 billion in 2000 ”” or about $11 per household

November 14, 2006

Illegal immigrants’ babies denied MediCal – California (because of the new Federal policy)

October 26, 2006

Procedures to Foil Illegal Immigrants Also Confound Maryland Citizens

October 25, 2006

Hospitals can seek some financial relief through a $1 billion federal program that offers reimbursement for emergency room costs associated with undocumented immigrants

August 25, 2006

Critics say new laws trade prevention for emergency care in Colorado

August 24, 2006

Care for illegal immigrants cost more than $22 million in Dallas County, Texas

August 23, 2006

Immigration forum looks at medical care in Indiana

August 20, 2006

For illegal immigrants: The doctor is out in Colorado. Critics say new laws trade prevention for emergency care, and will punish some here legally

July 19, 2006

Immigrants aren’t clogging hospital ERs, study finds

July 18, 2006

Texas Hospitals Reflect the Debate on Immigration

June 5, 2006

Medicaid Rules Toughened on Proof of Citizenship – New York Times

May 17, 2006

Hispanic PR Wire – Hispanic Health Leadership Tells Congress Not to Criminalize Aid to Immigrants

May 10, 2006

Immigrants often afraid to see doctors

April 16, 2006

Medicaid Hurdle for Immigrants May Hurt Others

March 29, 2006

Immigrant health care use is bill’s target in Minnesota

January 13, 2006

HIV rate of Mexican migrant workers on the rise. California

November 10, 2005

Rising Number Of Uninsured Tied To Illegal Immigration

October 31, 2005

The cost of care: Myths abound over immigrant health

Immigrating diseases pose little threat

October 14, 2005

Survey: Mexican immigrants less likely to visit emergency rooms

October 7, 2005

A week of healthy ideas for immigrant community

October 1, 2005

Tot’s Death Shows Need to Make Immigrants Aware of Safety Seats

August 8, 2005

Our Opinion: Immigrants not cause of high med costs

July 27, 2005

U.S. Immigrants’ Health Costs Far Below Native-Born

July 26, 2005

Study Paints Bleak Picture Of Immigrant Health Care

Immigrants Do Not Overwhelm US Healthcare — Study