Providers Walk ‘Fine Line’ Between Informing And Scaring Immigrant Patients | Kaiser Health News

Providers Walk ‘Fine Line’ Between Informing And Scaring Immigrant Patients | Kaiser Health News: Some doctors and clinics are proactively informing patients about a proposed policy that could jeopardize the legal status of immigrants who use public benefit programs such as Medicaid. Others argue that because this “public charge” proposal isn’t final — and may never be adopted — disseminating too much information could create unnecessary alarm and cause some patients to drop benefits.