Health Care Access Outcomes for Immigrant Children and State Insurance Policy
In this cross-sectional study of US children, immigrant compared with US-born children had disparities in health care access, which were attenuated in states with the most inclusive state insurance policies, suggesting that inclusive state insurance eligibility policies for immigrant children may improve health care access outcomes for this population.
Authors
- Katherine R. Peeler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3772-9722)
- Catherine G. Coughlin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2441-3363)
- Julie M. Linton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2402-5731)
- Michael C. Monuteaux
- Lois K. Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3551-5050)
- Katherine Douglas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7331-3716)
- A Tadikonda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7814-9919)
Institutions
- Prisma Health (US)
- Boston Children's Hospital (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Greenville College (US)
- Boston Children's Museum (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.45826
- Primary Topic
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00