Medicare Case Study

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The increasing number of immigrants and refugees in the United States presents huge problems to Medicare. While there are numerous challenges for every potential patient, people of foreign-born family face unique obstacles when trying to advantage from health care; including problems in multicultural interaction, different health practice 's views, and partial cultural awareness on the part of the contributors. While there is a struggle to acknowledge, and address language and cultural barriers, absorbing by trial-and-error remains the most common form of education. In the lack of linguistically and culturally manageable care, immigrants and refugees are having trouble building trust in, and admiration for, Doctors and medication. The aim of HIRE is to …show more content…

Investigating the Traditional Treatments Practiced Take a medical history and physical exam. Traditional ethics inform the patients’ meaning of health, interpretation of the body and its purposes, and awareness of problem and cause. Investigate about traditional treatments performed. Alternative methodologies exist in different cultures to regular problems like fever reduction, hygiene, and beautification, and a wide range of practice and customs surround major life events. C. Language Assisting Services Finding a trustable interpreter, who can explain and is trust worthy. Who does not hesitate to interpret the problem from either side. So, with education about the American medical model, clients will more likely to seek appropriate care and to have reduced feelings of mistrust and alienation. Most of the time refugees have access to language and cultural interpretation only after visit within the medical system. To decrease access obstacles, correct information must be specified before appointment. Goals and Objectives Goal 1. Increase student understanding and visualize the importance of the immigrant’s life (before they migrant to United States) and medical care in the United States.

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