SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Many farmworkers in the state lack access to health care at a time when this group as a whole is aging, a new report says.
The Public Policy Institute of California held an online forum on the topic Thursday. It included a grower representative based in Modesto and a labor attorney and a lawmaker from Fresno.
The report, by PPIC research fellow Paulette Cha, said coverage has improved for workers who are documented immigrants, but not so much for the others. It also said their average age is rising, and more have permanent homes here as the migrant portion of farm labor shrinks.
