NEJM Perspective Examines Immigrants’ Access To Care; Report Provides State-by-State Data On SCHIP, Uninsured Children

August 14, 2007 – 8:18 am | posted in Public Health

“Immigrants and Health Care — At the Intersection of Two Broken Systems,” New England Journal of Medicine: In the perspective piece, Susan Okie, a physician and NEJM contributing editor, discusses costs associated with health care for uninsured immigrants, both documented and undocumented, in the U.S. Okie also discusses immigrants’ access to care and the effects of immigration laws on that access, as well as local governments’ efforts to expand health coverage to undocumented immigrants (Okie, NEJM, 8/9).

“Protecting America’s Future: A State-by-State Look at SCHIP and Uninsured Kids,” Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: The report examines state-by-state trends in SCHIP enrollment and use of health care services by insured children compared with uninsured children (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation release, 8/7).

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