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Health insurance coverage and routine health care use among children by family immigration status

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  • Ybarra, Marci
  • Ha, Yoonsook
  • Chang, Jina

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This study utilizes Los Angeles Family and Neighborhood Survey data to investigate children's (17years and younger) health insurance coverage and routine medical and dental care visits by family immigration status (N=2846). We use a combination of nativity (U.S. and foreign born) and legal status (authorized and unauthorized) of mothers and their children to categorize family immigration status (citizen mother-citizen child; authorized mother-citizen/authorized child; unauthorized mother-citizen/authorized child; unauthorized mother-unauthorized child). Health care use is measured by routine medical visits and dental visits. We find that health insurance coverage and dental visits are lowest for the children of unauthorized mothers but gaps are most pronounced for unauthorized mother–unauthorized child pairs. Policy implications, in light of recent health and immigration-related legislation, are discussed.

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  • Ybarra, Marci & Ha, Yoonsook & Chang, Jina, 2017. "Health insurance coverage and routine health care use among children by family immigration status," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 79(C), pages 97-106.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:cysrev:v:79:y:2017:i:c:p:97-106
    DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2017.05.027
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