Unauthorized immigrants spend less than other immigrants and us natives on health care

Health Affairs

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1313-1318

  Stimpson, Jim P ^a   Wilson, Fernando A ^a   Su, Dejun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; IMMIGRATION; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; INFECTION PREVENTION; UNITED STATES;

ACCESS TO CARE; DISPARITIES; HEALTH SPENDING; MINORITY HEALTH; SPECIAL POPULATIONS;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; INSURANCE COVERAGE; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84880591902     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2013.0113     Document Type: Article

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