Health Care Utilization Before and After the "Muslim Ban" Executive Order Among People Born in Muslim-Majority Countries and Living in the US.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The health effects of restrictive immigration and refugee policies targeting individuals from Muslim-majority countries are largely unknown.

Objective

To analyze whether President Trump's 2017 executive order 13769, "Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States" (known as the "Muslim ban" executive order) was associated with changes in health care utilization by people born in targeted nations living in the US.

Design, setting, and participants

This retrospective cohort study included adult patients treated at Minneapolis-St. Paul HealthPartners primary care clinics or emergency departments (EDs) between January 1, 2016, and December 31, 2017. Patients were categorized as (1) born in Muslim ban-targeted nations, (2) born in Musl

SUBMITTER: Samuels EA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8325073 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature