Christina Zimmerman1. 1. Changes in Health Care Financing & Organization (HCFO), USA. christina.zimmerman@academyhealth.org.
Abstract
KEY FINDINGS: (1) From 1999 to 2007, the number of undocumented immigrants increased from an estimated 8.5 million to 11.8 million, leading to an estimated additional 1.8 million uninsured. (2) Undocumented immigrants with incomes below 133 percent FPL are almost twice as likely to be uninsured as native-born citizens in the same income level. (3) 19.5 percent of undocumented immigrants with incomes above 400 percent FPL are uninsured, versus 6.6 percent of native-born citizens at the same income level. (4) Undocumented immigrants will not be eligible for public insurance or private coverage obtained through exchanges under the ACA.
KEY FINDINGS: (1) From 1999 to 2007, the number of undocumented immigrants increased from an estimated 8.5 million to 11.8 million, leading to an estimated additional 1.8 million uninsured. (2) Undocumented immigrants with incomes below 133 percent FPL are almost twice as likely to be uninsured as native-born citizens in the same income level. (3) 19.5 percent of undocumented immigrants with incomes above 400 percent FPL are uninsured, versus 6.6 percent of native-born citizens at the same income level. (4) Undocumented immigrants will not be eligible for public insurance or private coverage obtained through exchanges under the ACA.
Authors: John D Heintzman; Steffani R Bailey; John Muench; Marie Killerby; Stuart Cowburn; Miguel Marino Journal: Am J Prev Med Date: 2017-02-09 Impact factor: 5.043