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Covering the Remaining Uninsured Children

Almost Half of Uninsured Children Live in Immigrant Families

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ID9103393
AuthorsEric E Seiber (0000-0003-4273-067X, Ohio Department of Health, corresponding author)
Year2014
Volume52
Issue3
Pages202-207
Publication date2014-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueMedical Care (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0025-7079 • E-ISSN: 1537-1948
PublisherOvid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1097/mlr.0000000000000039
PMID24309671
PMCIDPMC3932957
OpenAlexW2121617840
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited8

OBJECTIVE: Previous authors have answered "how many children in immigrant families are uninsured"; we do not know the inverse: "how many uninsured children live in immigrant families." This paper will show the total contribution of having an immigrant parent to the uninsured rate for children in the United States. DATA SOURCE: Secondary data from the 2008-2010 American Community Survey. STUDY DESIGN: Descriptive analyses and a multinomial probit model illustrate the relationship between immigration history and insurance status. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: In 2010, almost half (42%) of uninsured children lived in an immigrant family. State-level estimates range from a low of 4% in Maine to a high of 69% in California. Two thirds (69%) of these uninsured children are citizens; furthermore, 39% are Medicaid eligible, 39% are not eligible for Medicaid, and eligibility is unknown for the 21% that are low-income, noncitizens. CONCLUSIONS: In 2000, a third of all uninsured children lived in immigrant families. In 2010, 42% of all uninsured children lived in immigrant families. Initiatives to expand coverage or increase Medicaid and CHIP uptake will require decision makers to develop new policy and outreach approaches to enroll these children so they do not fall further behind

American Community Survey · Census · Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Geography · Health care · Health insurance · Immigration · Medicaid · Outreach · Population · Sociology · Demography · Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis · Healthcare Policy and Management · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma

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Unique citing works6
Citations per year0,6
Citation span2016 - 2022 (7)
Citation velocityhistorical
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 6

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