Avoiding Medicaid enrollment after the reversal of the changes in the public charge rule among Latino and Asian immigrants.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To estimate the avoidance of Medicaid enrollment among Latino and Asian immigrants due to fears about immigration status. In 2019, changes to the "public charge" rule made it difficult for immigrants to receive a green card or permanent residence visa, particularly for those who used health and nutrition benefits. Despite the Biden administration's reversal of these changes, fear and misinformation persist among immigrants.

Data sources

Pooled data from the 2017 to 2020 California Health Interview Survey.

Study design

We used adjusted predicted probability models to estimate differences in access to and use of health care and health insurance coverage among Latino and Asian immigrant adults with and without green cards, using US citizens as the reference. We

SUBMITTER: Bustamante AV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9660423 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature