Funding Cuts for the Medically Indigent Services Program in Fresno County

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Project submitted by: Fresno Building Healthy Communities

Project summary: In April of this 2013, a judge ruled that Fresno County is no longer required to offer healthcare services and eliminate funding for the Medically Indigent Services Program (MISP.) A program that provides free medical services to an estimated 6,000 undocumented residents -- many of whom are farmworkers. Juliana Doe and her family are some of those residents who currently benefit from MISP.

BHC site: Fresno