Job cuts amng translators raises concern about medical problems for non-English speakers

Language service cutbacks raise fear of medical errors, misdiagnoses, deaths Health nonprofits and medical interpreters warn that federal cuts have eliminated dozens of positions in California for community workers who help non-English speakers sign up for insurance coverage and ... Medical Xpress

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At the same time, people with limited English proficiency have scaled back their requests for language services, which health care advocates attribute in part to President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown and his executive order declaring English as the national language.

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