These include, but are not limited to, the inability to cover cost-sharing, the complexity of the health care system,8 the lack of language interpreters at medical centers,9 and the absence of transportation.10 In addition, there are other barriers, such as the fear of being deported,11 mistrust of the health care system that justifiably follows ongoing discrimination and mistreatment, and a histo. [...] ● ICE detained more than 4,600 pregnant women between 2016 and 2018,14 and 28 of those women reported miscarriages between 2017 and 2018.15 Many miscarriages were attributed to inadequate and delayed medical attention, the denial of prenatal care, and being subjected to practices such as shackling around the abdomen.16 There were also news reports of immigrant women being forcibly sterilized in 20. [...] Congress must pass the HEAL for Immigrant Women and Families Act to expand immigrants’ eligibility for health insurance coverage and access to care, including maternity and infant care and sexual and reproductive health services. [...] Congress must pass the Health Equity and Accountability Act to address health care disparities affecting communities of color, rural communities, and other underserved populations, through the promotion of culturally appropriate care, data collection, and reporting. [...] Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) should rescind the Trump Administration’s harmful changes to regulations, executing Section 1557 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as the Health Care Rights Law.
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