Chattanooga: 27% of Hispanics in U.S. lack regular health care provider

Chattanooga Times Free Press ^ | August 13, 2008 | Perla Treviso

[Tennessee Nana]

“For the most part, if they are illegal immigrants, because of fear of immigration (authorities) they tend not to seek medical health,” she said. “They use home remedies (first).”

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And this is the fault of whom ???????

[SolidWood]

They can go back and enjoy Mexican healthcare.

[Tennessee Nana]

ER PING

[al baby]

BS they have ANY ER USA

[al baby]

4 seconds?

[xc1427]

...and in other news, it’s no fun being an illegal alien. Where is Genesis when you need them?

[isrul]

Am I supposed to care about the health of invaders? Okay. Here's a Boo Hoo just for you. Now get out of my country or croak!

[P.O.E.]

Where is Genesis when you need them

Get 'em out by Friday?

[Red Badger]

“Part of it is our culture,” said the 35-year-old, who has lived in the United States for 14 years. “We are not used to going to the doctor unless we feel very sick.

Funny, that's part of our culture, too!..........

[DManA]

Well ok then. If it's part of your culture then it can't be sheer stupidity.

“Part of it is our culture,” said the 35-year-old, who has lived in the United States for 14 years. “We are not used to going to the doctor unless we feel very sick.

[xc1427]

I was refering to the British band Genesis. They did a wonderful song titled “Illegal Alien.” Many times during the song they sung, “It’s no fun being an illegal alien.”

[ken21]

i really doubt that.

the county health offices in california are filled with mexicans.

[raybbr]

“Once they go and find a place they like, they generally continue to go,” she said.

Once they find out it's free to them, of course. Then they become addicted to our paying their health care costs.

[muawiyah]

No doubt the folks “down home” understand the special linguistically mediated healthcare needs of Hispanics.

[Tennessee Nana]

:)

[raybbr]

...said Karen Guinn, primary care program manager with the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Health Department.

“What we know is that access to care for Hispanics is often minimal because all of our Hispanic clients are uninsured, so it can be difficult to pay for care,” she said.

Like I said. Who pays the bills?

[LonePalm]

What would the rate be without the ILLEGALS?

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

[untrained skeptic]

The dirty little secret about socialized medicine that rarely gets mentioned is that a considerable percentage of Canadians don't have a regular health care provider either.

They don't have enough doctors to go around. The need for more specialists is particularly bad, but there aren't enough generalists either. Most family practice doctors there simply can't take on more patients. That means that a lot of Canadians just go to the clinic (similar to our urgent care) whenever they need to see a doctor.

Because they don't see the same doctor regularly, it is difficult for them to get good treatment for a lot of chronic illnesses, especially when the dosage of medication needs to be monitored to make sure it is effective but to limit side effects.

Their health care is even "free", but it's hard to get good health care when there aren't enough doctors.

[Neoliberalnot]

What a disaster—sarc. My Dad, My in-laws never had a smidgen of healthcare insurance their entire lives. I recall my father visiting a doctor once in 40 years to have a basal-cell carcinoma removed from his check—he was in and out after a local block and a couple of sutures which he removed himself 10 days later. His next visit was when he was 78 and suffered a urinary obstruction.

This so-called healthcare crisis has been manufactured by politicians hungry to take over the nations #2 industry in order to capture more power and feed the lawyers.

[ottbmare]

27% of Hispanics in US lack regular health care provider

What this also means is that 73% of Hispanics DO have a health-care provider, and you're paying for it.