Healthcare 101: Connecting Immigrant Communities To Care

For the first time the Department of Health and Human Services is trying to help eligible legal immigrants sign up for programs like Medicaid. Here’s one program.

Read: Reaching Out To Legal Immigrants Who Need Health Care

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<h1>Healthcare 101:  Connecting Immigrant Communities To Care</h1>
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			September 5, 2011		</time>
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