Expanding Health Care Coverage for Undocumented Immigrants
Policy options to expand health care coverage for undocumented immigrants at the state and local levels, addressing the barriers they face in accessing care. Learn from innovative approaches and best practices to provide essential health services to this population.
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How to Expand Health Care Coverage to Undocumented Immigrants? Arturo Vargas Bustamante, PhD MPP Associate Professor of Health Policy & Management avb@ucla.edu
Agenda Access to Care & Undocumented Immigrants Policy Options State Initiatives Local and Community Initiatives 2
The Problem Undocumented immigrants are ineligible to enroll in ACA-sponsored programs Too many undocumented immigrants lack health insurance coverage and access to care New public charge regulations are likely to discourage access to care even more If present trends continue, undocumented adults will face increasing access to care barriers 4
Policy Options Assumption: Federal inaction - No short-term solution for undocumented immigrants What can be done at the state and local level? To identify policy options to expend coverage to the undocumented, we examined: Innovations at the state and local level Selected cases to identify best practices Lessons & useful resources 7
Conclusion State and local governments can expand coverage to undocumented immigrants Policy toolkit shows this variation and draws lessons Available online: https://healthequity.berkeley.edu/newsletter-february- 2020 11
Acknowledgements Funding for this research was provided by the California Initiative for Health Equity & Action (Cal-IHEA), a statewide health equity research translation center of the University of California. The authors views and recommendations do not necessarily represent those of Cal-IHEA or the Regents of the University of California. 12
How to Expand Health Care Coverage to Undocumented Immigrants? Arturo Vargas Bustamante, PhD MPP Associate Professor of Health Policy & Management avb@ucla.edu
