Objectives. We compared health insurance status transitions of nonimmigrants
and immigrants.
This article makes 3 key contributions.
First, it was the only study to date to compare
the dynamics of health insurance coverage of
immigrants and nonimmigrants. Second, we
examined whether immigrant status itself
affects coverage after other factors affecting
insurance eligibility were controlled. Third, in
contrast to previous studies, we used information
on legal status to compare insurance coverage
for undocumented immigrants with
coverage for legal immigrants, naturalized
citizens, and native-born Americans.