Health Care Barriers for Poor Asian Americans
Language is being identified as the most formidable barrier for poor Asian American immigrants in accessing healthcare (Mayeno & Hirota, 1994). Among with language, health literacy, health insurance, and immigration status. Asian Americans suffer in poverty as well when living in the United States, so not being able to afford or qualifying for health insurance. In a research article I read that there are three distinct immigration groups; some come voluntary, others leave their country because of political issues and wars and the others are decedents of immigrants who have never seen their homeland.
Two million Asian Americans do not have health insurance in the United States. One in five Asian Americans between the ages of 18-64 report having no health insurance or being uninsured at some point in the past year. Among Asian Americans, 55% of Korean Americans are most …show more content…
Asian Americans may not perceive the value or identify the purpose or necessity in obtaining care, this leads to the diagnosis of a disease in the later stages and for the most part leaves it untreatable. Elderly Asian Americans have different beliefs in health they wait till their symptoms are severe enough to go and seek help. Being an illegal immigrant in America many don’t have access to health care because of their status and for the most part they are not able to hold jobs that offer health insurance. I believe now that we have Obamacare it is grueling to even obtain healthcare. As I mentioned earlier another deterrent is health literacy. When Asian Americans do decide to go to the doctor and they receive instructions and prescriptions and many don’t understand the content. Sometimes there are interpreter services offered but many of these patients refrain from asking questions about their
Language is being identified as the most formidable barrier for poor Asian American immigrants in accessing healthcare (Mayeno & Hirota, 1994). Among with language, health literacy, health insurance, and immigration status. Asian Americans suffer in poverty as well when living in the United States, so not being able to afford or qualifying for health insurance. In a research article I read that there are three distinct immigration groups; some come voluntary, others leave their country because of political issues and wars and the others are decedents of immigrants who have never seen their homeland.
Two million Asian Americans do not have health insurance in the United States. One in five Asian Americans between the ages of 18-64 report having no health insurance or being uninsured at some point in the past year. Among Asian Americans, 55% of Korean Americans are most …show more content…
Asian Americans may not perceive the value or identify the purpose or necessity in obtaining care, this leads to the diagnosis of a disease in the later stages and for the most part leaves it untreatable. Elderly Asian Americans have different beliefs in health they wait till their symptoms are severe enough to go and seek help. Being an illegal immigrant in America many don’t have access to health care because of their status and for the most part they are not able to hold jobs that offer health insurance. I believe now that we have Obamacare it is grueling to even obtain healthcare. As I mentioned earlier another deterrent is health literacy. When Asian Americans do decide to go to the doctor and they receive instructions and prescriptions and many don’t understand the content. Sometimes there are interpreter services offered but many of these patients refrain from asking questions about their