{"id":4295,"date":"2025-07-22T11:57:27","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T11:57:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/org-store.store\/?p=4295"},"modified":"2025-07-22T11:57:27","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T11:57:27","slug":"lost-in-translation-interpreter-cutbacks-could-put-patient-lives-on-the-line","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/health-weight-loss.info-tips.net\/?p=4295","title":{"rendered":"Lost in Translation: Interpreter Cutbacks Could Put Patient Lives on the Line\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\"><br \/>\n\t\tBy <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/news\/author\/vanessa-g-sanchez\/\"><strong>Vanessa G. S\u00e1nchez<\/strong><\/a>\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"posted-on\" datetime=\"2025-07-16T05:00:00-04:00\"><br \/>\n\t\t\tJuly 16, 2025\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<label for=\"republish-content\" class=\"screen-reader-text\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tArticle HTML\t\t\t\t<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<textarea id=\"republish-content\" class=\"form-control\" rows=\"5\"><br \/>\n\t<span class=\"byline\">Vanessa G. S\u00e1nchez<\/span><\/p>\n<p>LISTEN: Federal legislation entitles sufferers to interpreters in the event that they don\u2019t have a powerful grasp of English. KFF Well being Information correspondent Vanessa G. S\u00e1nchez appeared on WAMU\u2019s \u201cWell being Hub\u201d on July 9 to elucidate why some Trump administration insurance policies are leaving sufferers fearful to ask for language providers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sufferers want to speak clearly with their well being care supplier. However that\u2019s getting tougher for these within the U.S. who don\u2019t communicate English.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Price range cuts by the Trump administration have left some suppliers scrambling to maintain certified medical interpreters. And an government order designating English the official language of the USA has created confusion amongst suppliers about what providers needs to be provided.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sufferers who don\u2019t communicate English are left afraid, and maybe in danger for medical errors. What occurs when those that need assistance are too frightened to ask?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In WAMU\u2019s July 9 \u201cWell being Hub\u201d phase, KFF Well being Information correspondent Vanessa G. 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