Thread: Study Looks at Uninsurance Among Immigrants

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Coverage, Access and Quality | New Study Looks at Uninsurance Among Immigrants
[Aug 06, 2008]
Although U.S.-born residents still make up the majority of uninsured U.S. residents, the percentage of uninsured documented and undocumented immigrants is growing, according to a study released on Tuesday by the Employee Benefit Research Institute, the Kansas City Star reports. EBRI researchers analyzed U.S. Census data for the study and found that immigrants accounted for 18.8% of uninsured residents in 1994 and 26.6% in 2006, the last year in which data were available. According to the study, 12.3 million immigrants and 34.1 million U.S.-born residents were uninsured in 2006.

In 2006, more than 46% of noncitizen immigrants were uninsured, compared with 19.9% of immigrants who gained citizenship and 15% of U.S.-born residents. The study found several factors that contributed to the higher number of uninsured immigrants. Immigrants are more likely to take lower-wage job positions that typically do not offer health insurance benefits, according to the study. In addition, the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1996 contributes to the figures because it mandates that documented immigrants live in the U.S. for five years before they become eligible for public health care and other programs. The study also found that the longer immigrants lived in the U.S., the more likely they were to acquire health insurance.

According to the study, 58.7% of uninsured immigrants lived in California, Texas, Florida or New York. The study did not define whether an immigrant was documented or undocumented (Kansas City Star, 8/5).

The study is available online (.pdf).



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Thats what happens when you work under the table for slave wages. Did the study say anything about how many Americans might actually be able to afford Kaisers outrageous premiums if they were getting a better wage ?

All I know is this: My insurance company told me my auto insurance premium is twice as high as it would be in a town without so many illegals. The insurance companies are well aware that my home town has an estimated 30,000 illegals.

My husband just had a appt at Kaiser the other day. The PT worker said they are getting more and more uninsured because of other hospitals in the area on the brink of going under.

Although U.S.-born residents still make up the majority of uninsured U.S. residents

The majority are kids born to ILLEGAL aliens! We need to eliminate any health care for illegal aliens and their families NOW!