Issue Brief Identifies Looks at Challenge of Delivering Adequate Language Services in Health Care Setting
"Improving Access to Language Services in Health Care: A Look at National and State Efforts" (.pdf), Mathematica Policy Research: The issue brief examines national efforts to address language barriers for patients with limited English proficiency and profiles efforts in California, Minnesota and New York state. It identifies challenges to delivering language services in the health care setting and highlights successes and implications for future policy, as well as activities related to providing language services (Mathematica release, 4/8).
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