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Alan Kwasman, MD
Riverside, Calif

JAMA. 1995;274(9):684.

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To the Editor.

—I read with great interest the article by Dr Woloshin and colleagues.¹

However, I believe it should be the patient's responsibility to have an interpreter accompany him or her to each physician visit. Instruction could be written in English, and a copy could be kept in the patient's chart.

In my practice in Riverside, Calif, I have patients who speak Spanish, Vietnamese, and Chinese. I cannot afford to hire interpreters for these languages.

One alternative physicians have is to deny non—English-speaking patients care. I do not believe that is a reasonable alternative, but I do not feel that the physician should supply the interpreter. . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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