In a quiet exam room at a clinic in Harlem, the absence of some patients speaks louder than any diagnosis.
For months now, Dr. Chanelle Diaz, a primary care physician with roots in immigrant health, has noticed a troubling pattern: her undocumented patients — some of whom once relied on safety-net programs like NYC Care and hospital charity care — have stopped showing up.
“I haven’t seen any of my patients on charity care come into the clinic in recent months,” she told THE CITY. “They’ve just gone off the map.”…