In what may be the first arrangement of its kind, a Los Angeles community health clinic and restaurant workers group have launched a cooperative to provide basic preventative healthcare coverage for illegal immigrant restaurant workers, according to a Los Angeles Times report.
The Restaurant Opportunities Center of Los Angeles and St. John's Well Child and Family Center will partner to provide around 75,000 restaurant workers access to basic insurance. A concern for public health concern is part of the impetus for this unique plan — many restaurant employees reportedly coming to work sick have no plan that allows them to see a physician.
The program, called ROC-MD, will provide care to uninsured workers who pay the $25 per month fee to be enrolled and who meet the program's guidelines. They will receive care at several clinics run by St. John's.
In addition to providing healthcare for illegal immigrants, the cooperative is also open to legal immigrants and other restaurant workers without insurance.
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The Restaurant Opportunities Center of Los Angeles and St. John's Well Child and Family Center will partner to provide around 75,000 restaurant workers access to basic insurance. A concern for public health concern is part of the impetus for this unique plan — many restaurant employees reportedly coming to work sick have no plan that allows them to see a physician.
The program, called ROC-MD, will provide care to uninsured workers who pay the $25 per month fee to be enrolled and who meet the program's guidelines. They will receive care at several clinics run by St. John's.
In addition to providing healthcare for illegal immigrants, the cooperative is also open to legal immigrants and other restaurant workers without insurance.
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