Infection and diagnosis rates have declined overall, but they have not fallen for Latinos as much as for other groups. Why? We followed a Latino diagnosed with HIV who has moved 3 times to access adequate treatment. 🧵

California’s primary care shortage persists despite ambitious moves to close gap ⁦@bjwolfson⁩ ⁦@vanesanchez_g⁩

NEW: An immigration crackdown threatens care for the many Americans who depend on foreign-born workers to help them with daily living tasks at home and in nursing facilities. @vanesanchez_g + @dchangmiami report. ⤵️

Americans depend on many foreign-born workers to help care for family members who are older, injured, or disabled and cannot care for themselves. Mass deportations could leave the U.S. home health and personal care industry in trouble.

“Our family would be gutted beyond belief,” said mother Krysta Senek. The Seneks have been trying to win a reprieve for Venezuelan caregiver Alanys Ortiz, who could soon lose her TPS, forcing her to leave the US or risk detention and deportation.

Lawmakers propose “to take the politics out of our hospitals and health clinics,” says @JesseArreguin, who introduced a bill aimed at protecting the health data of immigrant patients. @vanesanchez_g reports:

Progressive lawmakers in California are proposing bills to protect women, transgender people, and immigrants in response to concerns that their health data could be used against them. @vanesanchez_g reports for KFF Health News + @sfchronicle. ⤵️ https://t.co/y5KU2OvSJL

Hospitales dicen que no rechazarán pacientes, mientras los estados se posicionan sobre inmigración

Mientras los estados discrepan en materia de inmigración, los hospitales dicen que no rechazarán a los pacientes

https://t.co/eU7UZbI7Gw “Tenemos que prepararnos para los peores escenarios, y esperamos que no ocurran, pero tenemos que estar preparados,” dijo @AltafSaadiMD, neurólogo que codirige una clínica para solicitantes de asilo en el Hospital General de MA.

“Hospitals don’t call ICE about patients.” @vanesanchez_g @dchangmiami report for @KFFHealthNews https://t.co/jBVpG8h9cc As states diverge on immigration, hospitals say they won’t turn patients away

NEW: As President Donald Trump enters office having urged mass immigration arrests, states have offered starkly different guidance to health facilities for interacting with immigrant patients. @vanesanchez_g + @dchangmiami report. ⤵️

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❗️ Help requested from @KFFHealthNews reporter. Working on a story for the @latimes. Are you a health provider that has been evacuated or lost your home due to the fires? We'd like to talk to you. My dms are open. Thank you.

Federal law says tribal citizens shouldn’t be on the hook for medical care the @IHSgov agreed to pay for. They’re getting billed anyway. @Ajzionts and I report our second story on the agency's flawed referral program. This time, for @Marketplace

“They think I’m going to share their information to deport them." @vanesanchez_g reports from LA for @CalHealthline @KFFHealthNews https://t.co/idW9V748BQ

President-elect Trump’s immigration agenda is deepening mistrust of the health care system among California immigrants. Still, some believe he can improve their wages, even if that means forgoing health care. 📝: @vanesanchez_g, KFF Health News & @LAist

¿Por qué se demandó ley para investigar condiciones de salud en centros de detención de California? Explica @vanesanchez_g de @KFFHealthNews a @dparramejia (@CityLimitsNews /@limites_una ) y a @JesusGar (@eldiariony ) https://t.co/vANyU8AhIO

Gracias a @dparramejia de @citylimitsnews y @JesusGar de @eldiariony por invitarme a hablar sobre la nueva ley en California que autoriza a trabajadores de salud pública a inspeccionar centros de detención para migrantes y las implicaciones que tendría una demanda en contra.

A new California law lets #publichealth officers inspect immigration detention centers, but a private contractor running some of the facilities is suing to block access. @vanesanchez_g reports. ⤵️

A private immigration detention center contractor has sued to block a California law allowing local public health officials to inspect facilities in response to allegations of medical neglect or unsanitary conditions.