Excluded and Frozen Out: Unauthorised Immigrants’ (Non)Access to Care after US Health Care Reform

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 14, 2015, Pages 2253-2273

  Marrow, Helen B ^a   Joseph, Tiffany D ^b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ACA; Health Policy; Immigration; Immigration Policy; Unauthorised

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; IMMIGRANT; IMMIGRATION POLICY; INSURANCE SYSTEM; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; POLICY REFORM;

CALIFORNIA; MASSACHUSETTS; SAN FRANCISCO [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84945440876     PISSN: 1369183X     EISSN: 14699451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1369183X.2015.1051465     Document Type: Article

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