"No Hablo Ingles" - Ensuring Linguistically Appropriate Health Care

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The U.S. health care delivery system is hard pressed to handle our diverse population. A number of federal and state laws impose legal obligations upon health care providers to offer at least minimally adequate translation services for limited-English-proficient patients. This article outlines the scope of those requirements.

By Yolanda Vera and Jane Perkins From May 1995