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Undocumented Immigrants Skipping Healthcare

Undocumented Immigrants Skipping Healthcare

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Published: October 8, 2017 by RHJ Producer

Do you have a fear of going to the doctor? For some people that fear is actually not of going to doctor, but of being deported because they went. According to Dr. Evan Ashkin, Professor of Family Medicine at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, the crackdown on undocumented immigrants is limiting their healthcare options. Dr. Ashkin talks about specially funded safety net clinics, designed to treat patients without any or adequate insurance with dignity and respect, and how fear within the undocumented community still prevents most patients from venturing out to take advantage of them.

Dr. Elisabeth Poorman, a doctor at Cambridge Health Alliance in Everett, MA, treats many immigrants in her practice. She says that it can be hard to build trust with undocumented immigrants because many of them come from countries where health professionals are a part of the government. Dr. Poorman’s patients are also afraid to apply for insurance because of the immigration check included. This usually leads to people going without medical exams and prompt treatment, which then leads to bigger and more expensive issues. Both doctors say they have multiple stories of people risking their lives—and even dying—because of the fear of deportation.


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  • Dr. Evan Ashkin, Professor of Family Medicine at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
  • Dr. Elisabeth Poorman, primary care physician, Cambridge Health Alliance, Everett, MA.

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  • “Unique partnership brings doctors to state’s underserved areas” – UNC School of Medicine
  • More about Dr. Elisabeth Poorman
Program #: 17-41Segment Type: Feature StoriesTopics: Access to Care| Behavioral Science| Crime and Criminal Justice| Debate| Discrimination and Racism| Doctors| Emergency Medicine and First Responders| Fears and Phobias| Federal and State Government| Federal Government| Federal Government and Regulation| Government and Legislation| Health Care| Immigration| Insurance| Law Enforcement and Police| Politics| Primary Care| Public Health and Public Safety| Public Policy and RegulationGuests: Dr. Elisabeth Poorman| Dr. Evan AshkinInstitutions & Organizations: Cambridge Health Alliance| University of North Carolina| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hilltagged with: deportation| family medicine| primary care doctor| Reed Pence| safety net hospital| undocumented
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