Wednesday, August 19, 2009
USA TODAY: PHYSICIAN SHORTAGE SERIOUS THREAT TO HEALTH REFORM PLANS
Scary stuff. The story is excellent. However, in a discussion of foreign MDs, the bogus "brain drain" argument is trotted out again as an argument against foreign physicians. But there is no evidence this is a problem for doctors coming to the US. Only a very small percentage of the doctors coming to the US are from countries facing shortages.
# posted by Greg Siskind @ 8:57 PM
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
DEADLINE TO FILE MOTIONS TO REOPEN NEARS IN PT/OT CASES
From
AILA:
AILA reminds members of the deadline Friday, August 14, 2009, to file a request for Service Motion to Reopen without fee on cases improperly denied by USCIS solely on the basis that the alien did not possess a master’s or higher degree in the fields that are impacted by the May 20, 2009 Velarde memo.
# posted by Greg Siskind @ 11:06 AM
Sunday, August 9, 2009
CUBAN DOCTORS RETRAIN FOR NEW HEALTH CARE JOBS IN THE US
IMMIGRANTS CANCER RATES RISE AFTER COMING TO US
ABC News reports
on new research showing that immigrating to the US is associated with higher cancer rates for certain Hispanic immigrants. Lifestyle differences are credited.
# posted by Greg Siskind @ 9:54 PM
Sunday, August 2, 2009
INCLUSION OF ILLEGALLY PRESENT IMMIGRANTS IN HEALTH CARE BILL LATEST SOURCE OF CONTROVERSY
Opponents of health care reform efforts have accused the President and Democrats in Congress of including millions of illegally present immigrants in proposals to expand health insurance coverage.
Whether one thinks that including such individuals is good or bad, the fact is that only lawfully present immigrants will be eligible for inclusion in the various proposals being considered in Congress.
Think Progress explains.
When you hear figures like 97% of people will be covered under the broadest plans, the 3% they're talking about leaving out are undocumented immigrants.
# posted by Greg Siskind @ 8:06 AM
JURY SIDES WITH FLORIDA HOSPITAL IN REMOVAL OF GUATEMALAN PATIENT
A jury has ruled in favor of a Florida hospital that transported a Guatemalan patient back to his home country against the wishes of the patient's guardian. The verdict that Martin Memorial Medical Center acted reasonably in chartering transportation for Luis Jimenez, a severely brain injured man, will not go unnoticed by hospitals across the country confronting the question of how to handle illegally present immigrant patients who are uninsured and ineligible for Medicaid or Medicare.
According to the NY Times, this is the first case heard by a jury on this subject. And even if the US moves toward universal health coverage, the proposals currently being debated in Congress would exclude illegally present immigrants. It is also not clear if patients like Jimenez would be eligible for legalization under the various immigration reform proposals being discussed since applicants will likely have to pass English tests.
# posted by Greg Siskind @ 7:43 AM
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