1.0 link 227983 <![CDATA[Don't Enshrine Discrimination in Health Care Reform]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/deepak-bhargava/dont-enshrine-discriminat_b_227983.html Finally, the country seems serious about reforming health care. But with discussions about a public option, cost control and competition raging, one aspect of achieving true universal coverage is being left out: what to do about immigrants who lack coverage?

All of the plans getting serious consideration in Congress would exclude undocumented immigrants. Many proposals would even bar access to community health centers and emergency rooms -- a historic shift from America's humanitarian tradition that in an emergency no one...

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