Healthcare insurance coverage for illegal immigrants

Healthcare insurance coverage for Illegal Immigrants

The high costs of health care and the erosion of health insurance coverage are two important long-term challenges that confront all Americans. These problems are especially acute for immigrants to the United States, who have extremely low rates of health insurance coverage and poor access to health care services.

In fact, almost half of all immigrants — here defined as noncitizen immigrants — are uninsured, a level that is about three times higher than for native-born citizens. Because so many immigrants lack insurance, they face serious barriers to medical care and pay ...