Open AccessIrregular migrants challenging policy hierarchies and health professions - the case of Sweden
Author(s) -
Carin Björngren Cuadra
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of hospital administration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1927-7008
pISSN - 1927-6990
DOI - 10.5430/jha.v1n2p34
Subject(s) - jurisdiction , welfare , welfare state , payment , health care , perspective (graphical) , social policy , right to health , political science , sociology , public economics , business , economics , law , finance , artificial intelligence , politics , computer science
In a European comparative perspective Sweden, though upholding a universal welfare model is one of the most restrictive countries as regards irregular migrants’ right to access health care. They do not access care via the legal framework beyond emergency care upon payment of the full cost. The aim of this article is to present initial findings from a study exploring the Swedish policy answers as regards right to access health care for irregular migrants residing in the country. Sweden’s policy answers is put in a European comparative perspective as well as discussed with an interest for suggested changes involving access on the same terms as resident and the role of health and welfare professions’ is regard. By claiming that their jurisdiction within health and welfare services is independent from the state’s interest of control of migration a prevailing hierarchical relationship between social policies and those of migration is renegotiated.