Patchwork of medical care complicates journey for migrants
Once in the U.S., there's no system to track the healthcare needs of migrants, resulting in "islands of care" where some are treated,
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Once in the U.S., there's no system to track the healthcare needs of migrants, resulting in "islands of care" where some are treated,
All the chairs in the waiting room were filled by dozens of newly arrived migrants waiting to be seen by a Cook County health worker at a clinic in Chicago. Julio Figuera, 43, was among them. He didn’t want to talk much about traveling to Chicago from Venezuela, where a social, political and economic crisis […]
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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.
All the chairs in the waiting room were filled by dozens of newly arrived migrants waiting to be seen by a Cook County health worker at a clinic in