Multiple studies have reported the serious consequences that result from language barriers and poor communication between physicians and the patients they treat. In California, where more than 40% of the population speaks a language other than English, the role of medical interpreters cannot be ignored.
Despite this, the governor of California recently vetoed a bill that would have allowed a budget to meet the growing need for medical interpreters. If passed AB 1263 would have addressed California’s acute shortage of medical interpreters by permitting the state to spend $200,000 and gain access to $270 million in Affordable Care Act funds to create about 7,000 medical interpreter jobs within ten years.
In the United States, 25 million people are not fluent enough in English to get through a routine hospital visit – according to 2010 U.S. census data – and the number has since grown. Some states have seen triple-digit percentage increases in non-native English speakers in just the last few years.
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