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HOUSTON, April 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas Health and Human Services recently informed Hillcroft Physicians, P.A. Clinic (Hillcroft) after five months of waiting doctors will not be given the COVID Vaccine to distribute to their needy immigrant population.
"Five years ago, an investigation was launched by the Government into Hillcroft Physicians Clinic. At that time, the clinic was rapidly growing, providing medical services to thousands of newly arrived immigrant patients who relied on Medicaid for their families' vital medical services," says Ali Fazel, attorney for Dr. Farizani, Medical Director of Hillcroft Physicians Clinic. "Hillcroft is unique in that it provides medical services to mainly refugees from war-torn countries. The staff speaks ten different languages providing healthcare services to a population from 30 plus countries. Some of these new Americans have limited experience with healthcare, and that often led to a misunderstanding of continuity of care and confusion as to who was treating their families regardless of the effort undertaken by Hillcroft staff to educate and explain the complex structure of American healthcare services. This misunderstanding fueled the Governments' investigation into Hillcroft and may have caused the Texas Department of Health and Human Services to deny the COVID-19 vaccine distribution to Hillcroft patients."