![]() NPI Number: The National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a unique identification number for covered health care providers. Participating providers have signed an agreement to accept assignment for all Medicare-covered services. Most doctors, providers, and suppliers accept assignment, but you should always check to make sure. Medicare Assignment: Assignment means that your doctor, provider, or supplier agrees (or is required by law) to accept the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services. This program also covers certain younger people with disabilities (who receive Social Security Disability Insurance - SSDI), and people with End-Stage Renal Disease (permanent kidney failure requiring dialysis or a transplant, sometimes called ESRD. *Editor's Note: This post has been updated to clarify that El Paso County Public Health translates its materials into Spanish.Medicare Program: Medicare is a federal government program which provides health insurance to people who are 65 or older. Servicios de la Raza is planning an upcoming vaccine clinic in Mesa County, and looking at hosting clinics in Custer and Cheyenne counties, as well as in the Southwest part of Colorado. I wish there were more clinics where we call it 'a Latino clinic' so we know that it's for us and we're welcome." "I wish there were more models like what we did with El Paso County Public Health Department in smaller counties. "I feel frustrated because I wish I could do a clinic almost every day for the Spanish-speaking community but you know, I'm at capacity," said Soto. While Soto said she feels positive about the rate of Latino COVID-19 vaccinations in El Paso County, she said the state still has a long way to go. Youkhana and Wheelan both said the county's metrics for measuring improved equity include reducing barriers and increasing access to vaccinations, along with deepening partnerships like the one with Servicios de la Raza. "We do use those percentages as a helpful metric in order to internally have those discussions to support our equity efforts, but we don't have a hardline percentage." ![]() "One of the problems of evaluating that percentage fairly is the proportion of people that did not specify which race they are, or ethnicity, because that's not something that's required to report," said Youkhana. 5.87 percent of those people identified as Hispanic.įadi Youkhana, an epidemiologist with El Paso County Public Health, said solely using vaccination data broken down by race or ethnicity has limitations when trying to measure equity. "That's something that's unique that sometimes you're not going to find at the drive-through mass vaccination sites, that type of camaraderie or those types of partnerships."Īccording to the county public health department's COVID-19 vaccine dashboard, 142,970 people have been vaccinated as of March 26. "We ate together, we laughed together, and we celebrated serving the public," said Wheelan. When Soto and others from the Servicios de la Raza signed people up for vaccine appointments, they also helped them get connected with other services, like mental health and immigration resources, and talked through people's concerns about the vaccine, including potential side effects.įor Wheelan, the clinics also helped strengthen the relationships between the organizations. "I did make sure that the vaccination site that we put together had everyone on staff being bilingual, bicultural, and welcoming our community in a way that they will feel respected and valued," she said. El Paso County Public Health translates its materials into Spanish, but Soto said it was important for the clinics hosted by Servicios de la Raza to have a culturally specific approach. ![]() Soto said she realized the biggest barrier for Spanish-speaking Latinos wasn't access to appointments, but rather the availability of information on coronavirus in Spanish. The public health department reported that those efforts at the end of last month resulted in 2,400 vaccinations overall. UCHealth and Peak Vista also came together with local area churches and the public health department to vaccinate seniors of color. 900 people received vaccines at the clinic. A pop-up vaccine clinic at the end of February with Sevicios de la Raza was geared toward vaccinating people of color 65 and older. ![]() Partnerships are one way El Paso County Public Health is striving for broader access.
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