Restricting Immigrant Access to Pregnancy-Related Insurance Has Public Health Consequences

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ID11034325
AuthorsT Janevic (0000-0002-9934-4406, Teresa Janevic is with the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. New York, NY. Ellerie Weber is with the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY. Ashley Fox is with the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy, Albany, NY.), Ellerie Weber (0000-0003-3179-7035, Teresa Janevic is with the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. New York, NY. Ellerie Weber is with the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY. Ashley Fox is with the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy, Albany, NY.), Arthur M Fox (0000-0003-4106-7853, Teresa Janevic is with the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. New York, NY. Ellerie Weber is with the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY. Ashley Fox is with the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy, Albany, NY.)
Year2024
Volume114
Issue10
Pages971-973
Publication date2024-10-01
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.2024.307828
PMID39231400
OpenAlexW4402214450
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited8

Policies," DiMeo et al. (p.1051) outline state and federal policies regarding public health insurance coverage for nonqualified immigrants, highlighting substantial gaps in eligibility, leaving many pregnant immigrants without insurance coverage.For those eligible, the authors further describe barriers to obtaining coverage, including knowledge, awareness, and administrative burden.In this commentary, we build on these findings to describe consequences to the nation's public health and review possible policy solutions

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