Social Justice

Make a Commitment to Healthcare Justice in 2008!

Monday, January 28th, 2008

Join a gathering of clinicians from across the country and show your unity with the uninsured, underinsured, and marginalized people across our nation. We are very excited to be a part of the National Summit of Clinicians for Healthcare Justice, a one of a kind event sponsored by many of the major safety-net clinician […]

Speaking up for access to care

Thursday, December 6th, 2007

It has been a rough year for immigrants in number of areas, especially in terms of legislative proposals. Migrant Clinicians Network has just signed on to a letter to Congress asking them to treat immigrants with dignity and fairness. The letter addresses numerous health care policies dealing with immigrants. While I fear […]

Are Social Security Numbers Required for Health Care?

Monday, November 19th, 2007

We’ve all heard that immigrants may fear giving out personal information to authorities, especially if they, or their loved ones, are here without documentation. But just how widespread is the problem of requiring Social Security numbers (SSNs) as American residents seek health care? I recently had a first-hand taste of what patients deal with every […]