Cultural Differences In Health Care

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For example, black and white Latinos differences are constant while black health status is poorer than white variety circumstances such as family experiences, community conditions, education, marriage, and work carrier, instead Hispanic immigrants tend to be healthier than United State born Hispanics. Low education level mark negative outcomes to obtain high-quality care or use of preventative services in control high blood pressure, diabetes, and obesity. Additionally, absence of health insurance decreases quality of life and place communities in risk for comorbid. For example, Hispanic or Latino population not compline visits health care providers specifically men, the young, people with less education, immigrants, and those who have no …show more content…

Limited English proficiency, cultural barriers, low quality care, immigration status, residential location, economical status, and in last federal, state, local policies on access to public health care recognized them as a “vulnerable population”. Expensive medical care is unaffordable for many of them and they live with their illness until their health problems turn critical which makes things worse for them as well taxpayers and hospitals. For many immigrants lack of education has been consistently identified in the United States. Many of them have not even graduated from high school or present deficiency English abilities that affect communication. They live a minimal life in the United States from low-paying jobs that in some cases affect their safety or wellbeing and occasionally offer health insurances for workers. Additionally, long hours working job is not allowed visits to doctor offices, except emergency …show more content…

According to the Health Insurance Marketplace most people are qualified for health coverage or pay a fee with federal taxes. According to the United States, immigrants have contributed towards the economy in order to receive their wage, salary, and income qualified for health coverage or pay penalty from income. Also, Medical Assistance Program (Medicaid) is federal and state funded program that helps pay their medical bills for population with low income, who cannot afford medical care or meet other eligible requirements. For example, Medicare buy-in program that offered as Qualified Medicare Beneficiary and Specified Low-Income Medicare Beneficiary who protect low-income Medicare beneficiaries from the increasing costs necessary to obtain Medicare coverage which include also co-payment and out-of-pocket costs (Medicaid,

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