American Journal of Public Health
Volume 105, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 637-643

Effect of US health policies on health care access for Marshallese migrants (Review)

McElfishms P.A.* , Hallgren E. , Yamada S.
  • a University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Northwest, 1125 N College Ave, Fayetteville, AR 72703-1908, United States
  • b University of Illinois, Chicago, United States
  • c Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, United States

Abstract

The Republic of the Marshall Islands is a sovereign nation previously under the administrative control of the United States. Since 1986, the Compacts of Free Association (COFA) between the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the United States allows Marshall Islands citizens to freely enter, lawfully reside, and work in the United States, and provides the United States exclusive military control of the region. When the COFA was signed, COFA migrants were eligible for Medicaid and other safety net programs. However, these migrants were excluded from benefits as a consequence of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act. Currently, COFA migrants have limited access to health care benefits in the United States, which perpetuates health inequalities. © 2015, American Public Health Association Inc. All rights reserved.

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Index Keywords

Health Status Disparities medicaid Radiation Injuries Health Services Accessibility Health Policy Transients and Migrants ethnology health care policy Micronesia Federated States of Micronesia organization and management health disparity legislation and jurisprudence United States human Humans migration health care delivery
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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84924666740&doi=10.2105%2fAJPH.2014.302452&partnerID=40&md5=83c881e66665125f33bc547255db1ddb
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302452
ISSN: 00900036
Cited by: 34
Original Language: English