Under civil rights laws, health care providers who accept federal money must provide interpretation for patients who can't speak English. But the law doesn't compel the government or insurers to pay for that. As Congress debates a health care overhaul, medical providers are hoping that will change.Read the entire article or listen to it.
Monday, August 3, 2009
Patient Interpreters Save Money, But Who Pays?
Great article on NPR...here's an excerpt:
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