MHA 516 Week 2 DQ
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Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:
Do public funded health care programs overrule cultural differences for the sake of providing a standard level of care? Defend your answer.
Within these health care programs, do cultural differences and language barriers such as the ones experienced by the Lee family have an impact on health care compliance?
In the eyes of those who feel they are misunderstood and not accepted; it may come off that public funded programs such as Medicare and Medicaid overrule cultural differences. I do not believe that they intentionally overrule cultural differences but due to specific barriers it can make a difference how health
care services are rendered to an individual. For example, in California, Medi-Cal is California’s version of the federal Medicaid program. This program was designed to provide health coverage to lower-income families and single adults. (Lara, 2024) As you can see it does focus on financial and household status demographics, but the program allows all individuals regardless of race, language barriers, and or religious beliefs to receive the same care such as medical procedures and office visits as any other type of insurance carrier would. Medicare focuses on providing health coverage to the elderly and or the disabled population. What comes down is the delivery system. Communication with physicians present a problem for one in five Americans receiving health care with 27 percent among the Asian Americans and 33 percent among the Hispanics. These barriers have a negative impact on utilization of care and patient satisfaction. It has been stated people with language barriers or limited English proficiency are less likely to go to the doctors even when it comes to just the regular preventive care checkups. (Brach & Fraser, 2016) Within these health care programs, when it comes to cultural differences especially language barriers, I feel that a patient advocate should be assigned to assist the individual their families from the enrollment process to finding a provider from whom they want to receive care from. The patient advocate could also ensure that the individual and their family understand their benefit coverages and what to expect during their visit. This could help avoid an experience like the Lee family had to go through. For example, I personally have assisted co-workers, friends, and family with enrolling in health coverage. Kaiser Permanente is a perfect example to assist individuals with cultural differences and language barriers. I always recommend Kaiser Permanente to those who want to ensure they see a doctor that can relate to them. When browsing for a doctor through Kaiser Permanente, under each doctor it does list all languages the provider speaks and some cultural preferences or emphasis they are familiar with. I have seen religious preferences and some medical treatment preferences listed under certain providers too. I truly feel like this will help many who have cultural differences whether it be a language barrier or religious belief. These options will also help reduce disparities. References:
Brach, C.
,
&
Fraser, I.
(2016, November 3).
Reducing Disparities through Culturally Competent Health Care: An
Analysis of the Business Case
.
NIH
.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5094358/
Lara, R.
(2024).
Public Programs
.
https://www.insurance.ca.gov/01-consumers/110-health/20-look/pub-
prog.cfm#:~:text=Medi%2DCal%20is%20California's%20version,no%20pay%20for%20Medi%2DCal.
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