State Public Coverage of Pregnant Undocumented Immigrants and Prenatal Insurance Uptake
Providing state public insurance coverage to undocumented immigrants during pregnancy may increase overall prenatal insurance coverage by expanding access to Medicaid. We did not find evidence that extending public coverage to this population crowds out other insurance options.
Authors
- Laura Wherry (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5792-769X)
- Rachel Fabi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3027-7812)
- Meghan Bellerose (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2281-8957)
- Arielle Desir
- Li Hua Zheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4264-9804)
- Maria W. Steenland
Institutions
- John Brown University (US)
- SUNY Upstate Medical University (US)
- Cal Humanities (US)
- Wagner College (US)
- New York University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Milbank Quarterly
- Published
- 2025-07-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-0009.70040
- Primary Topic
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development