Barred from Federal Programs, DREAMers May Qualify for Medi-Cal
 

Barred from Federal Programs, DREAMers May Qualify for Medi-Cal

New America Media, News Report, Viji Sundaram, Posted: Jun 17, 2013

Thousands of immigrants eligible to receive federal "deferred action" are also eligible for state-sponsored health care, but they don't know it.

 

Blacks Have Highest Rate of Diabetes-Related Deaths in NYC

 

New America Media, News Report, Anthony Advincula, Posted: Jun 15, 2013

Diabetes-related deaths have reached an all-time high in New York City, and communities of color are being hit the hardest.

 

Governor’s Budget Deprives Vital Care to Autistic Kids on Medi-Cal

 

New America Media, News Report, Viji Sundaram, Posted: Jun 14, 2013

Low-income parents who have children with autism are angry that state lawmakers have passed a budget that cuts services vital to them.

 

Living in Fear -- Children of Undocumented Suffer Health Problems

 

New America Media, News Report, Anna Challet, Posted: Jun 14, 2013

Children of undocumented immigrants live with the constant fear that they could be separated from their parents.

 

Indian Country’s Data Scandal: Invisibility

 

Indian Country, Op-ed, Mark Trahant, Posted: Jun 11, 2013

In an era of austerity the lack of data has serious consequences. If Indian Country were to show up on the NSA’s data heat map we would be the brightest green zone on the planet.

 

Parkinson’s Care Decisions Challenge Latino Families

 

El Semanario/New America Media , News Feature, Cristina Frésquez, Posted: Jun 11, 2013

The complexity of Parkinson’s care challenges Latino families reluctant to seek professional options, even when love one’s decline.

 

Health Care Barriers Hinder Parkinson's Care for Latinos

 

El Semanario/New America Media, News Feature, Cristina Fresquez, Posted: Jun 10, 2013

Scientists don’t know why twice as many Latinos have Parkinson’s than other minorities, but answers range from pesticides to high poverty levels.

 

Filipino Elders in U.S. Hope to Return Home—With Medicare

 

Filipino-American Bulletin/New America Media, News Feature, Sluggo Rigor , Posted: Jun 07, 2013

Many Filipino elders can’t afford to stay here, and can’t get visas for family caregivers. They want a change letting them go home with Medicare.

 

Long Struggle Ahead for Medicaid Expansion Advocates in Texas

 

New America Media, News Report, Khalil Abdullah, Posted: Jun 04, 2013

Health care advocates are bracing for a long fight in Texas, which rejected Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act.

 

THE HOME CARE REVOLUTION: Robots and Eldercare’s Future

 

Sarasota Herald Tribune/New America Media , News Feature, Barbara Peters Smith, Posted: Jun 03, 2013

Caregiving robots, sensors testing your vitals and sleep patterns? Sounds creepy, but it might what you’ll need in your aging future.

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