Work in Progress: Immigrant Health Care from the Vantage of Cancer Testing and Screening

AbstractThis letter offers a perspective from cancer testing and  screening on the improvements in immigrant insurance coverage and care charted in Bustamante et al.’s April 2019 article inJOIH on “Health Care Access and Utilization Among U.S. Immigrants Before and After the Affordable Care Act.” Supportive evidence for their data may be found in complementary literature drawing from both the National Health Interview Survey the authors use and the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, while post-ACA surveys and state level information suggest disparities remain for lawfully present and undocumented immigrants ineligible for Medicaid and unable to secure insurance to pay medical costs. Existent options for cancer services are discussed. Further relevant reform depends on voter awareness and collaborative efforts between consumer advocates and legislators.
Source: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research