Latino immigrants have higher rates of health insurance in states with inclusive policies

Latino immigrants have higher rates of health insurance in states with inclusive policies

Collection:
Health Policy and Services Research
Series Title(s):
Health policy fact sheet (UCLA Center for Health Policy Research)
Author(s):
Young, Maria-Elena, author
Wallace, Steven P., author
Contributor(s):
UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, issuing body.
Publication:
Los Angeles, CA : UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, February 2018
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Emigrants and Immigrants -- statistics & numerical data
Health Policy
Hispanic or Latino -- statistics & numerical data
Insurance Coverage -- statistics & numerical data
Insurance, Health -- statistics & numerical data
United States
Genre(s):
Technical Report
Abstract:
State policymakers have the discretion to extend a range of rights, protections, and opportunities for eligibility to Latino immigrants who lack citizenship. Inclusive policies range from eligibility to public benefits to access to higher education and workplace protections, to limitations on involvement in immigration enforcement. As a result, states across the U.S. have different levels of inclusion of their Latino immigrant residents. Inclusive policies not only make critical resources available to immigrants, but together these policies create a social environment that is more welcoming to them. In such environments, immigrants are likely to feel more comfortable accessing health care, engaging with providers, and obtaining resources to promote their well-being. Recent research shows that in states that have a greater number of inclusive policies, Latino immigrants who lack citizenship have higher rates of health insurance coverage. Controlling for sociodemographic factors such as age, education, and income, noncitizen Latinos in states with more than nine inclusive policies have a 10 percent higher probability of having health insurance than do noncitizen Latinos in states with no inclusive policies.
Copyright:
Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
Extent:
1 online resource (1 PDF file (4 unnumbered pages))
Illustrations:
Illustrations
NLM Unique ID:
101739340 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101739340