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To states and cities planning to “welcome” refugees: refugee healthcare at crisis stage

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Weren’t we told Obamacare was going to take care of all the poor uninsured people?  I guess not according to this story, one more in a series, from reporter Erika Beras on refugees without health care and insurance in Pennsylvania.  Beras’ other stories are here. From New America Media (Hat tip: ‘pungentpeppers’).  This is a … Continue reading To states and cities planning to “welcome” refugees: refugee healthcare at crisis stage

More on refugee mental health issues from Pittsburgh

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Translation services are going to cost your “welcoming” community a bundle going forward (not to mention the cost itself of mental health treatment for immigrants). This is another in a series of articles written by reporter Erika Beras and published here at the local NPR station.  We have mentioned previously two of Ms. Beras’s excellent … Continue reading More on refugee mental health issues from Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh: Bhutanese have more health problems

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Last week we reported on the mental health issues plaguing America’s 70,000-strong Bhutanese refugee population and now according to reporter Erika Beras, here at New America Media, it seems they are also being plagued by diabetes they got after arriving in America.  Type II diabetes is associated with too much weight gain.   Sure is a … Continue reading Pittsburgh: Bhutanese have more health problems

Pittsburgh: Language barriers complicate refugee mental health treatment

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A radio station reporter has discovered that Pittsburgh, PA has taken a lot of refugees in need of health treatment (including mental health treatment) that they may not be getting.  I’ll bet it’s happening where you live too, and partly because no one is available to translate for the mental health provider. The issue of … Continue reading Pittsburgh: Language barriers complicate refugee mental health treatment