Thread: CA - Healthcare for undocumented restaurant workers from ACA funded 501(c) 3

The Affordable Care Act Monies being put to use for illegals, regardless of the lies from the administration and Congress.

St Johns is in partnership with the SEIU and has received grants through TARP, the administration's slush fund for "social justice". JMO

New program to provide healthcare for undocumented restaurant workers
May 4, 2012 | By Ruxandra Guidi


A new pilot program is the first in Los Angeles County (and among the first in the country) to offer preventive, primary and urgent health care to restaurant workers who are largely undocumented.

There are an estimated 75,000 restaurant workers in Los Angeles — dishwashers, waiters, busboys, line cooks — who don't have access to health insurance because they are undocumented. But starting this week, 70 unionized restaurant workers will start getting some basic health care benefits.

Jim Mangia is the president and CEO of St. John’s Well Child and Family Centers in South Los Angeles, the pilot program’s care provider. He points out that even with the Affordable Care Act, many undocumented workers still aren't going to be eligible – which is where their program comes in.

“It’s extremely important that we make sure there is access," he said. "Certainly [access] to basic primary, preventive and urgent care for workers, undocumented workers, many of whom are injured on the job.”

New program to provide healthcare for undocumented restaurant workers | 89.3 KPCC


More on St. Johns:

CELEBRATE 2nd ANNIVERSARY OF HEALTH REFORM WITH ST.
JOHN’S PATIENTS AND SUPPORTERS

LOS ANGELES – The Honorable Hilda Solis joined several hundred residents and health activists at St.John’s Well Child and Family Center’s (SJWCFC) Louis C. Frayser Health Center in South Los Angelesto celebrate the 2nd anniversary of health reform. A panel of speakers – including health leaders,Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, and SJWCFC patients – discussed the impact of the Affordable Care
Act (ACA).

“Because of the Affordable Care Act, every single American, regardless of their circumstances will have access to affordable, quality health insurance,” said Solis today during the event. “People will no longerbe denied health coverage because of pre-existing conditions or diseases and American’s will be healthier and will not be bankrupted any longer by the escalating cost of health care. The ACA is about a healthier America and a more affordable health care system.”

Jim Mangia, President & CEO of SJWCFC, spoke about how the ACA has directly affected inner city and rural communities through significant funding for the expansion of federally qualified health centers. Under the ACA, SJWCFC has received nearly $10 million to expand and renovate its facilities, adopt electronic health records, and open new community health centers in the poorest communities of South Los Angeles. This funding will enable the organization to provide tens of thousands additional patient visits each year.

“Here in our community, we see every day why health insurance reform was so desperately needed,” said SJWCFC President & CEO Jim Mangia. “We see firsthand the heartbreaking consequences when
insurance companies defer treatment or deny coverage. Every day, our staff members interact with patients who couldn’t afford to see a doctor and had to go to the emergency department for something as
simple as a sore throat.”

Members of the audience asked questions about how the ACA will help families reclaim their economic security, with one resident noting that his family went bankrupt in order to pay his healthcare bills. Another
resident told the audience and panelists that, before the ACA, her insurance company denied her coverage because of a pre-existing condition. Finally, many patients thanked Solis for the significant
expansion of community health centers under the ACA, citing that uninsured residents would not have received health services were it not for community health centers like SJWCFC and others throughout
Los Angeles County.

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About St. John’s Well Child and Family Center: St. John’s Well Child and Family Center (SJWCFC) is an independent 501(c)(3) community health center. We serve patients of all ages through a network of
ten Federally Qualified Health Centers and school-based clinics that span the breadth of Central and South Los Angeles and Compton. Our mission is to eliminate health disparities and foster community.

New program to provide healthcare for undocumented restaurant workers | 89.3 KPCC

Mission Statement
Our mission is to eliminate health disparities and foster community well-being by providing and promoting the highest quality care in South Los Angeles.

Vision Statement
St. John’s Well Child and Family Center will be a leader, catalyst, and model for the best care; long-term community health improvements; and sustainable, health-enhancing systems and structures in Los Angeles.



Core Values
Dignity: We honor and respect every person we encounter—whether patient, colleague, or community member—as a valued part of the human family.



Excellence:
We support and champion the best standard of care, personal and professional growth, accountability, creativity, teamwork, and a steadfast commitment to quality.


Well-being:
We promote and advocate for the full integration of our patients’ physical and mental health in order to enable them to participate in their own health improvement and become active and responsible members of a vibrant and just community.


Social Justice:
We collaborate with others to develop systems, organizations and programs to advance equity and fairness in allocating community resources, and to empower and address the needs of all community members, especially the most vulnerable and disadvantaged members.
St. John's Well Child and Family Center non profit healthcare in Los Angeles California

From 2010 annual report
Government Grants and Contracts
Federal

Bureau of Primary Health Care, US Department of Health and Human Services, Section 330 Federally Qualified Health Center Program
Bureau of Primary Health Care, US Department of Health and Human Services, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Increased Demand for Services

Bureau of Primary Health Care, US Department of Health and Human Services, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Capital Improvement Program

Bureau of Primary Health Care, US Department of Health and Human Services, Affordable Care Act, Capital Development Grants

Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control: Congressional Earmark Introduced by Congressman Xavier Becerra

US Department of Education School Readiness Literacy Program

This report also notes the partnership with SEIU.
http://www.wellchild.org/SJannual_2010.pdf

Annual Reports at
St. John's Well Child and Family Center non profit healthcare in Los Angeles California

Undocumented Immigrant Health Care In LA Through New Inexpensive Program

The Huffington Post | By Kathleen Miles Posted: 05/04/2012

In a program believed to be the first of its kind in the nation, a restaurant workers' group and Los Angeles community clinic have teamed up to provide inexpensive health care coverage to undocumented immigrants.


The program, called ROC-MD (Restaurant Opportunities Center-MD), offers uninsured restaurant workers $25-a-month preventive and primary care at one of several clinics run by St. John's Well Child and Family Center, the Associated Press reports. Documented immigrants and restaurant workers who cannot afford health insurance are also eligible.


Restaurant Opportunities Center of Los Angeles spokeswoman Mariana Huerta says about 75,000 restaurant workers in the city are uninsured because of their undocumented status, FOX News reports. Because workers are uninsured, it can be difficult to get medical attention when they fall ill.


"Restaurant workers are preparing, serving and cooking our food," Huerta told The Los Angeles Times. "So many of these workers reported that they go to work sick. That is a public health hazard for consumers."


David Hayes-Bautista, director of UCLA's Center for the Study of Latino Health and Culture, told the Times that the program saves taxpayer money. "Emergency rooms are the providers of last resort, and they are very expensive. If people can be provided alternatives, that saves everyone money," he said.


The need for health coverage by undocumented immigrants is as clear nationally as it is locally in Los Angeles. In January, Oakland resident Jesus Navarro made national headlines when he was dropped from the kidney transplant waiting list because of his undocumented status, despite having private health insurance.


A free four-day health clinic in the Los Angeles Sports Arena in October called attention to the estimated 2.2 million uninsured residents in the city, as thousands of Angelenos waited in long lines for hours to get into the limited-capacity event (photos below).
While the ROC-MD program may not be able to address national transplant policy, it serves to meet the needs of the undocumented immigrant population, which is not covered under President Barack Obama's national health care reform.


ROC-MD started in Los Angeles last fall and was formally announced Wednesday.

Undocumented Immigrant Health Care In LA Through New Inexpensive Program (PHOTOS)

Read more about ROC at
Our Reports | Restaurant Opportunities Centers United


St John's is partially funded by government grants from the Department of Health an "Human Sevices,for the ACA. This article printed at Huffington post is incorrect and misleading, illegal aliens are receiving benefits through the ACA. JMO