This paper analyzes the issue of immigration and health insurance coverage in the United States. It is important to examine the health insurance status of immigrants, as growth in the immigrant population can drive up the uninsured. Between 1994 and 2006, immigrants accounted for an increasing...

This paper examines the issue of immigration and health insurance coverage in the United States. It first examines the status of health insurance coverage among immigrants as compared with nonimmigrants. It then examines the impact of immigration over the period 1994-2003, a much longer period...