- August 16, 2021
Meeting the Health Care Needs of LGBTQ Immigrants
Abbi CoursolleLGBTQ immigrant individuals face multiple barriers to health care access and coverage due to intersectional discrimination.
- July 30, 2020
COVID-19: Exacerbating Old Barriers for Immigrants
Sarah GrusinThe U.S. is home to 22 million noncitizens. Immigration status has been repeatedly identified as a social determinant of health.…
- July 30, 2020
Excluding Immigrants from COVID-19 Relief: What’s Old is New Again
Sarah GrusinDuring the pandemic, our government should be making every effort to remove exclusions and barriers to health care, conducting…
- March 25, 2020
Immigrant Health Care in the Time of Coronavirus
Priscilla HuangAs a nation, we are facing an unprecedented public health crisis in the U.S. As the number of confirmed…
- September 28, 2018
Trump Team Works to Wall-Off Immigrants from Medicaid
Jeremy Leaming and Mara YoudelmanFrom the moment Donald Trump announced his run for the presidency he revealed his intent to inflame the basest…
- August 7, 2019
New Proposals for Public Charge and Housing Assistance Threaten the Health and Well-Being of Immigrant Families
Priscilla HuangThis blog post was co-authored by legal intern Courtney Mendoza . Last fall, the Department of Homeland Security received comments…
- May 27, 2022
California’s Historic Medi-Cal Exclusion Removal for Older Adults Regardless of Immigration Status
Alicia Emanuel and Iván Barragan**Co-authored with Iván Barragan, CA Immigrant Policy CenterAs of May 1, 2022, California removed the exclusion to full-scope Medi-Cal…
- December 7, 2018
Public Charge Will Reverse the Golden State’s Progress Towards Health Equity
Priscilla HuangTrump administration in early fall published a long-anticipated proposed rule that would have dramatic and detrimental impacts on the…
- August 11, 2020
The Effects of COVID-19 on America’s Hispanic and Latinx Communities
Miriam Delaney Heard"Face challenges, fear, and frustration by seeking out knowledge and opportunities for growth."--Fanny MairenaCOVID-19 has plunged numerous nations into…
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