Legal, Financial, and Ethical Ambiguities for Mexican American Families

Caring for Children with Chronic Conditions

Bibliographic Data

ID5454722
AuthorsRoberta S Rehm (University of New Mexico, corresponding author)
Year2003
Volume13
Issue5
Pages689-702
Publication date2003-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueQualitative Health Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1049-7323 • E-ISSN: 1552-7557
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1049732303013005007
PMID12756688
OpenAlexW2149686696
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited35

The author reports findings from a study about experiences of 17 Mexican American families caring for children with serious chronic conditions. Legal, financial, and ethical ambiguities arose when parents' desire to provide necessary care for their children and providers' professional commitment to offer this care conflicted with United States laws, including welfare reform initiatives, requiring providers to determine eligibility before providing care to immigrants and to report undocumented care seekers to authorities. Families frequently felt intimidated because health care systems are complex, and legal residency status often varied among family members. Findings imply that official policy and education of family members should aim to assure that children with chronic conditions receive needed services without relying on providers to enforce immigration laws

Family medicine · Family reunification · Health care · Immigration · Political science · Refugee · Welfare · Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare · Family and Disability Support Research · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Law · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology

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