Tuesday, April 1, 2008
KAISER FAMILY FOUNDATION RELEASES REPORT ON IMMIGRANTS AND HEALTH CARE
The report concludes
Immigrants primarily come to the U.S. for employment, and recent immigrants tend to work in low-wage jobs that do not offer health insurance. Most recent immigrants also do not have access to public coverage through Medicaid and SCHIP, as federal law generally prohibits them from enrolling in these programs. As a result, non-citizens have a very high uninsured rate, which causes them to have poorer access to care and to receive less care than citizens. However, because they represent a relatively small share of the U.S. population, they are not
the primary driver of the nation’s growing uninsured problem. Further, even though they face greater barriers to obtaining care and receive less primary care than citizens, they have low rates of emergency room use and are significantly less likely to use the emergency room than citizens.
# posted by Greg Siskind @ 10:52 PM
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Immigrants primarily come to the U.S. for employment, and recent immigrants tend to work in low-wage jobs that do not offer health insurance. Most recent immigrants also do not have access to public coverage through Medicaid and SCHIP, as federal law generally prohibits them from enrolling in these programs. As a result, non-citizens have a very high uninsured rate, which causes them to have poorer access to care and to receive less care than citizens. However, because they represent a relatively small share of the U.S. population, they are not
the primary driver of the nation’s growing uninsured problem. Further, even though they face greater barriers to obtaining care and receive less primary care than citizens, they have low rates of emergency room use and are significantly less likely to use the emergency room than citizens.
# posted by Greg Siskind @ 10:52 PM
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