The Three Nets
What are the Three Nets of the Healthcare System?
1.) Public Hospitals with Government funding
2.) Federally Qualified Community Health Centers
3.)Informal Volunteer ran Clinics
What law labels immigrants as a financial burden?
Public Charge
What is the term for hospitals sending uninsured patients elsewhere?
Dumping
Who does the Third Net mainly serve?
Undocumented migrants
What emotion does the public charge rule often create in migrant communities?
Fear
What 1986 law tried to stop patient dumping?
EMTALA
What is the main funding source for the Third Net?
Donations
What type of control does the public charge law represent—social or medical?
Social
Why do hospitals dump patients—profit or care?
Profit
What does the Third Net reveal about the U.S. healthcare system?
Inequality
Who is most targeted by public charge policies?
Latinx migrants
Where do most dumped patients end up?
Third Net