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Effect of US Health Policies on Health Care Access for Marshallese Migrants

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ID11027554
AuthorsPearl A Mcelfish (0000-0002-4033-6241, University of Illinois Chicago), Emily Hallgren (0000-0001-8324-4809, Pearl Anna McElfish is a PhD candidate with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Northwest, Fayetteville. Emily Hallgren is a sociology PhD student at University of Illinois at Chicago. Seiji Yamada is with the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, Honolulu.), Seiji Yamada (0000-0002-5907-7382, Pearl Anna McElfish is a PhD candidate with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Northwest, Fayetteville. Emily Hallgren is a sociology PhD student at University of Illinois at Chicago. Seiji Yamada is with the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, Honolulu.)
Year2015
Volume105
Issue4
Pages637-643
Publication date2015-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2014.302452
PMID25713965
PMCIDPMC4358182
OpenAlexW2132389910
LanguageEN
Citations received41
References cited50

The Republic of the Marshall Islands is a sovereign nation previously under the administrative control of the United States. Since 1986, the Compacts of Free Association (COFA) between the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the United States allows Marshall Islands citizens to freely enter, lawfully reside, and work in the United States, and provides the United States exclusive military control of the region. When the COFA was signed, COFA migrants were eligible for Medicaid and other safety net programs. However, these migrants were excluded from benefits as a consequence of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act. Currently, COFA migrants have limited access to health care benefits in the United States, which perpetuates health inequalities

Economic growth · Economics · Health care · Medicaid · Political science · Politics · Sovereignty · Work (physics) · Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration · Island Studies and Pacific Affairs · Law · Migration and Labor Dynamics

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Citations per year3,73
Citation span2015 - 2026 (12)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 37

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