Nativity and citizenship status affect Latinos’ health insurance coverage under the ACA

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2017, Pages 2037-2054

  Sanchez, Gabriel R ^a   Vargas, Edward D ^b   Juarez, Melina D ^a   Gomez Aguinaga, Barbara ^a   Pedraza, Francisco I ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

health insurance; health outcome; immigrant; Latinos; Patient protection and affordable care act

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; CITIZENSHIP; ETHNIC MINORITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICES; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; LATINO PEOPLE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 85020724087     PISSN: 1369183X     EISSN: 14699451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1369183X.2017.1323450     Document Type: Article

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