Explaining public support (or lack thereof) for extending health coverage to undocumented immigrants

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 683-699

  Sanchez, Gabriel R ^a   Sanchez Youngman, Shannon ^a   Murphy, Amelia A R ^b   Goodin, Amy Sue ^c   Santos, Richard ^a   Burciaga Valdez, R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b Variety of policy arenas ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^d ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Health reform; Immigrants; Public opinion; State health reform

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INSURANCE; LEGAL ASPECT; MIGRATION; PUBLIC OPINION; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; NEW MEXICO; PUBLIC OPINION; STATE GOVERNMENT; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS;

EID: 80051625698     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: 15486869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2011.0043     Document Type: Article

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