International Migration
Volume 55, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 31-43

Health Insurance, from a Child Language Broker's Perspective (Article)

Martinez K. , Orellana M.F. , Murillo M.A. , Rodriguez M.A.
  • a UCLA Graduate School of Education & Information Studies, United States
  • b UCLA Graduate School of Education & Information Studies, United States
  • c UC Berkeley Graduate School of Education, United States
  • d UCLA Department of Family Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine, United States, UCLA Blum Center on Poverty and Health in Latin America, and AltaMed Institute for Health Equity, United States

Abstract

In the midst of dramatic changes to American health care law there is need to understand the challenges that vulnerable populations encounter in obtaining and managing health insurance. Research has found that child language brokers, children who mediate language and culture for their immigrant families, assist with health-related matters. We report on focus groups with 17 language brokers living in Central Los Angeles. In this article we detail their experiences language brokering for health insurance and their knowledge of health insurance and policies that apply to their immigrant families. We illuminate some barriers immigrant families face as well as how they navigate them. We conclude with policy implications, particularly in relation to making health insurance more accessible to non-English speaking and immigrant populations. © 2017 The Authors. International Migration © 2017 IOM

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Index Keywords

California Los Angeles [California] young population Health Policy language health care health insurance United States immigrant population
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85029378304&doi=10.1111%2fimig.12380&partnerID=40&md5=5e4a8557cde8e9ac3d8b5e163e768c02
DOI: 10.1111/imig.12380
ISSN: 00207985
Cited by: 1
Original Language: English