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Improving Access to Language Services in Health Care: A Look at National and State Efforts

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  • Melanie Au
  • Erin Fries Taylor
  • Marsha Gold

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More than 23 million Americans have limited English proficiency, which complicates their ability to obtain quality health care.

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  • Melanie Au & Erin Fries Taylor & Marsha Gold, "undated". "Improving Access to Language Services in Health Care: A Look at National and State Efforts," Mathematica Policy Research Reports 0b6583d3bcd2430c8eb67ad87, Mathematica Policy Research.
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    1. Jacobs, E.A. & Shepard, D.S. & Suaya, J.A. & Stone, E.-L., 2004. "Overcoming Language Barriers in Health Care: Costs and Benefits of Interpreter Services," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 94(5), pages 866-869.
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    1. Patricia Collins Higgins & Erin Fries Taylor, "undated". "Measuring Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care: Efforts to Improve Data Collection," Mathematica Policy Research Reports ee9acfc8d2204cd0a9b32586f, Mathematica Policy Research.
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    3. Erin Fries Taylor & Marsha Gold, "undated". "The National Health Plan Collaborative: Overview of Its Origins, Accomplishments, and Lessons Learned," Mathematica Policy Research Reports 9a52c3d28f3049b9a29a71b79, Mathematica Policy Research.
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