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on Fri, 2023-11-03 09:15
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Doctors across the country say it’s rare that migrants receive medical screenings or anything beyond care for medical emergencies when they arrive at the U.S.-Mexico border, and there’s no overarching national system to track the care, either. Migrants’ options dwindle or expand after that – depending on where they end up — with some cities guiding new arrivals into robust public health systems and others relying on emergency departments or volunteer doctors to treat otherwise preventable health issues.
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[3 other groups] Migrants to US cities may need medical care...
MCN’s Del Garcia is quoted throughout this article speaking about MCN’s virtual case management project “Health Network”
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Subject: [global-health][3 other groups] Migrants to US cities may need medical care but it's not that easy to find
in cities across the US may need medical care. It's not that easy to find
Migrants who have crossed the U.S.-Mexico border and travel to cities around the country are running into a disjointed health care systems when they need treatment.
AP News
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Doctors across the country say it’s rare that migrants receive medical screenings or anything beyond care for medical emergencies when they arrive at the U.S.-Mexico border, and there’s no overarching national system to track the care, either. Migrants’
options dwindle or expand after that – depending on where they end up — with some cities guiding new arrivals into robust public health systems and others relying on emergency departments or
volunteer
doctors to treat otherwise preventable health issues.
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