Do Immigrant Children Use Medicaid Differently?

Cover: Do Immigrant Children Use Medicaid Differently?

This research brief describes work documented in "Do Children of Immigrants Make Differential Use of Public Health Insurance?" by Janet Currie, in Issues in the Economics of Immigration, G. Borjas (ed.), University of Chicago Press, 1999 and Do Children of Immigrants Make Differential Use of Public Health Insurance? (DRU-1461-RC).

Excerpt: The foreign-born percentage of the U.S. population has increased dramatically over time, rising from nearly 5 percent in 1970 to almost 8 percent in 1990. As the number of immigrants continues to increase, there are growing concerns about the cost of providing social services for them.

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  • Pages: 2
  • Document Number: RB-5033
  • Year: 2000
  • Series: Research Briefs

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