Week 7_Visual Aid

Immigration and Healthcare issues, concerns, and challenges facing the nation

I. Introduction

A. The case of deportation of an immigrant who had not completed his treatment program.

B. What are the barriers to access of healthcare for immigrants?

C. Main challenges and concerns facing the nation:

1. Strict legal policy.

2. Constraints in the current health system.

3. Individual concerns which discourage their participation in the healthcare plans.

II. Strict legal policy

A. Legal barriers.

1. National policies preventing immigrants from accessing insurance.

2. Denial of care by health facilities due to fear of criminal procedures and cancellation of licenses (Hacker et al. 2015).

B. Medical repatriation.

1. Exclusion of unauthorized parents from receiving healthcare services.

2. Lack of access to healthcare for authorized children who have unauthorized parents.

III. Constraints in the current health system

A. An overburdened system.

1. Limited healthcare resources.

2. Increasing demand for healthcare services by immigrant population.

B. Effects on the immigrant population.

1. Discrimination.

2. Stigma.

IV. Individual concerns which discourage their participation in the healthcare plans

A. Communication barriers.

1. Lack of cultural competencies in health facilities.

2. Language barrier (Ku & Jewers, 2013).

B. Individual shortcomings.

1. Fear of deportation.

2. Lack of financial resources.

V. Conclusion

A. Emphasis and summary of the main points

1. Strict legal policy.

2. Constraints in the current health system.

3. Individual concerns which discourage their participation in the healthcare plans.

B. Recommendations

1. Advocacy approach to drive changes in the legal policies

2. Expansion of the insurance options to support immigrants

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