Health care for older immigrants gaining momentum
Supporters say trend is crucial in light of COVID-19 pandemic
By Sophia Tareen, Associated Press
Published: July 24, 2021, 2:45pm
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Maria Elena Estamilla, 62, left, and her daughter, Esmeralda Triquiz, pose for a photo last month in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood. Estamilla's last full medical exam was in 2015; she sees no options for care as an immigrant without legal permission to live in the U.S. (shafkat anowar/Associated Press)
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CHICAGO — Most mornings, 62-year-old Maria Elena Estamilla wakes up with pelvic pain and dread that she faces the same fate as her mother and grandmother: fatal cervical cancer.