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July 30, 2020
Excluding Immigrants from COVID-19 Relief: What’s Old is New Again
Sarah Grusin Coronavirus, Eligibility & Enrollment, Health Equity, Immigrant Health
During the pandemic, our government should be making every effort to remove exclusions and barriers to health care, conducting proactive outreach to immigrant communities, and striving to ensure that everyone has comprehensive health care. Instead, already marginalized immigrants continue to be excluded from federal relief efforts and are subject…
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July 30, 2020
COVID-19: Exacerbating Old Barriers for Immigrants
Sarah Grusin Coronavirus, Eligibility & Enrollment, Health Equity, Immigrant Health
The U.S. is home to 22 million noncitizens. Immigration status has been repeatedly identified as a social determinant of health. COVID-19 is taking a disparate toll on immigrants. Immigrants are, and have been, reporting concentrated outbreaks in meat packing plants and among farm workers, poor communication from government actors, feeling…
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July 21, 2020
Advancing Health Equity for Asian Americans in the time of COVID-19
Priscilla Huang california, Coronavirus, Health Equity, Immigrant Health
Across the United States, states and communities are struggling to overcome a global pandemic. At the same time, Black, Indigenous, and other people of color are facing the elevated effects of systematic and institutional racism. For Asian Americans, racism in the era of COVID-19 has meant an explosion of…
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March 25, 2020
Immigrant Health Care in the Time of Coronavirus
Priscilla Huang california, Coronavirus, Health Equity, Immigrant Health
As a nation, we are facing an unprecedented public health crisis in the U.S. As the number of confirmed coronavirus infections have increased, social distancing and weeks-long shelter-in-place orders have become the new norm for a growing number of individuals. These requirements have created dramatic changes in the way…
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February 11, 2020
Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor, Your Huddled Masses Yearning for Junk Health Plans
Sarah Grusin Amicus Blogs, Homepage, Immigrant Health, Uncategorized
On October 4, 2019 the President issued a Proclamation, barring the entry of immigrants to the United States unless they demonstrate that they have “approved” health insurance, or enough money to pay for their foreseeable health care costs.The Proclamation includes short-term, or “junk” plans in the “approved” list, even…
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November 25, 2019
California is Expanding Medi-Cal to All Young Adults Regardless of Immigration Status
Alicia Emanuel california, Eligibility & Enrollment, Health Equity, Immigrant Health, Uncategorized
As of January 1, 2020, California is expanding full-scope Medi-Cal to all young adults up to age 26 regardless of immigration status. Medi-Cal’s Young Adult Expansion builds on the success of SB 75, which expanded Medi-Cal to all children in California. Here in California, we are proud of the…
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Advancing Health Equity for Asian Americans in the time of COVID-19

Immigrant Health Care in the Time of Coronavirus

Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor, Your Huddled Masses Yearning for Junk Health Plans

California is Expanding Medi-Cal to All Young Adults Regardless of Immigration Status

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Excluding Immigrants from COVID-19 Relief: What’s Old is New Again

COVID-19: Exacerbating Old Barriers for Immigrants

Advancing Health Equity for Asian Americans in the time of COVID-19

Immigrant Health Care in the Time of Coronavirus

Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor, Your Huddled Masses Yearning for Junk Health Plans

California is Expanding Medi-Cal to All Young Adults Regardless of Immigration Status