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Take Two

New LA County health program aims to help unauthorized immigrants

By Take Two Staff
Published Oct 28, 2014
Graciela Villeda suffers debilitating pain from gallstones, but she is undocumented and uninsured. She qualifies for a county program called Healthy Way L.A. Unmatched, but because it mostly covers emergency care, she says she can't get the operation she needs to relieve her pain.
Graciela Villeda suffers debilitating pain from gallstones, but she is undocumented and uninsured. She qualifies for a county program called Healthy Way L.A. Unmatched, but because it mostly covers emergency care, she says she can't get the operation she needs to relieve her pain.
(
Adrian Florido
)

Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from October 2012 – June 2021. Hosted by A Martinez.

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New LA County health program aims to help unauthorized immigrants

There are about 1 million unauthorized immigrants in Los Angeles County.

Somewhere between 400,000 and 700,000 of them are uninsured and ineligible for benefits under the Affordable Care Act.

That prompted the county to create a new health program for them.

Southern California Public Radio's Adrian Florido says the goal is to keep these people healthier while spending county money more efficiently.