Monday, May 07, 2012

Undocumented Immigrant Health Care In LA Through New Inexpensive Program

The program offers uninsured restaurant workers $25-a-month preventive and primary care.


This is a good plan. I would want to know that the people cooking and serving my meals are able to get health care.    - - Donna Poisl

By Kathleen Miles / The Huffington Post

In a program believed to be the first of its kind in the nation, a restaurant workers' group and Los Angeles community clinic have teamed up to provide inexpensive health care coverage to undocumented immigrants.

The program, called ROC-MD (Restaurant Opportunities Center-MD), offers uninsured restaurant workers $25-a-month preventive and primary care at one of several clinics run by St. John's Well Child and Family Center, the Associated Press reports. Documented immigrants and restaurant workers who cannot afford health insurance are also eligible.
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