The Impact of Immigration on Health Insurance Coverage in the United States, 1994–2006
A 2008 Employee Benefit Research Institute study investigates immigration and health insurance coverage. The large foreign-born population in New York is increasing, and is a key group for efforts to expand insurance coverage.
The uninsured population in the United States is growing, and a variety of contributing factors have been posited. This study looks at the role of the foreign-born population in this trend and compares the health insurance coverage rates of the foreign-born population to that of the native-born population.
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