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Immigrants and refugees often face barriers to healthcare shaped by language differences, cultural practices, trauma, limited insurance, transportation challenges, and fear related to immigration enforcement. These obstacles can delay preventive care, contribute to misunderstandings, weaken patient trust, and worsen physical and mental health outcomes. Healthcare professionals can help reduce these disparities by using trained interpreters, respecting patients’ cultural backgrounds and migration experiences, addressing implicit bias, and advocating for accessible, inclusive, and patient-centered care regardless of immigration status.

April 2025 Medical Ethics Newsletter

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