American Journal of Public Health
Volume 95, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 109-116

Immigration status and health insurance coverage: Who gains? Who loses? (Review)

Prentice J.C.* , Pebley A.R. , Sastry N.
  • a Ctr. Hlth. Qual., Outcomes E., Bedford Veteran Aff. Medical Center, United States, Dept. of Community Health Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, United States, CHQOER, Bedford VAMC, 200 Springs Rd (152), Bedford, MA 01730, United States
  • b Dept. of Community Health Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, United States, R AN D Corporation, Santa Monica, CA, United States
  • c R AN D Corporation, Santa Monica, CA, United States

Abstract

Objectives. We compared health insurance status transitions of nonimmigrants and immigrants. Methods. We used multivariate survival analysis to examine gaining and losing insurance by citizenship and legal status among adults with the Los Angeles Family and Neighborhood Survey. Results. We found significant differences by citizenship and legal status in health insurance transitions. Undocumented immigrants were less likely to gain and more likely to lose insurance compared with native-born citizens. Legal residents were less likely to gain and were slightly more likely to lose insurance compared with native-born citizens. Naturalized citizens did not differ from native-born citizens. Conclusions. Previous studies have not examined health insurance transitions by citizenship and legal status. Policies to increase coverage should consider the experiences of different immigrant groups.

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survival Population Surveillance health insurance immigration human middle aged controlled study Logistic Models Insurance, Health United States Humans family male female Multivariate Analysis Review race adult human experiment legal aspect Emigration and Immigration Health Policy Los Angeles employment
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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-11344284098&doi=10.2105%2fAJPH.2003.028514&partnerID=40&md5=a711e6e3356850a669b6e3fa6e600f7a
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2003.028514
ISSN: 00900036
Cited by: 37
Original Language: English