Work in Progress: Immigrant Health Care from the Vantage of Cancer Testing and Screening
This letter offers a perspective from cancer testing and screening on the improvements in immigrant insurance coverage and care charted in Bustamante et al.’s April 2019 article in JOIH on “Health Care Access and Utilization Among U.S. Immigrants Before and After the Affordable Care Act.” Supportive...
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Published in | Journal of immigrant and minority health Vol. 23; no. 1; pp. 1 - 3 |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
New York
Springer US
01.02.2021
Springer Nature B.V |
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Online Access | Get full text |
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Summary: | This letter offers a perspective from cancer testing and screening on the improvements in immigrant insurance coverage and care charted in Bustamante et al.’s April 2019 article in
JOIH
on “Health Care Access and Utilization Among U.S. Immigrants Before and After the Affordable Care Act.” Supportive evidence for their data may be found in complementary literature drawing from both the National Health Interview Survey the authors use and the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, while post-ACA surveys and state level information suggest disparities remain for lawfully present and undocumented immigrants ineligible for Medicaid and unable to secure insurance to pay medical costs. Existent options for cancer services are discussed. Further relevant reform depends on voter awareness and collaborative efforts between consumer advocates and legislators. |
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Bibliography: | SourceType-Other Sources-1 content type line 63 ObjectType-Correspondence-1 |
ISSN: | 1557-1912 1557-1920 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s10903-020-01129-9 |