migration Status and Health Insuran

migration Status and Health Insurance Coverage:
Who Gains? Who Loses?
Health insurance coverage is an important
predictor of preventive and therapeutic medical
care.1,2 For example, Sudano and Baker
found that individuals who had been uninsured
at any time during the previous 2 years
were less likely to obtain important preventive
services, such as Papanicolaou tests and
cholesterol tests, compared with individuals
who had remained insured throughout the 2
years.2 Several studies have also found that
uninsured individuals delay obtaining needed
medical care, even putting off visits to a doctor
when they are sick.3