Open AccessChanges in Health Insurance Coverage Over Time by Immigration Status Among US Older Adults, 1992-2016
Author(s) -
Jessica Cobian,
Maynor G. González,
Ying Cao,
Huiwen Xu,
Rui Li,
Morgan Mendis,
Katia Noyes,
Adan Z. Becerra
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
jama network open
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.278
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 2574-3805
DOI - 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.0731
Subject(s) - immigration , demography , cohort , medicine , population , cohort study , attrition , gerontology , longitudinal study , geography , sociology , archaeology , dentistry , pathology
Key Points Question Does health insurance coverage over time differ between recent immigrant, early immigrant, and nonimmigrant adults in the US? Findings In this cohort study of 9691 US adults, recent immigrants were 15% less likely than nonimmigrants to have insurance coverage at baseline, but this disparity was eliminated over the 24-year follow-up period in association with large increases in public insurance. Meaning These findings suggest that public insurance programs such as Medicare play a prominent role in reducing disparities in insurance coverage for recent immigrants compared with nonimmigrants.
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