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The Patchwork System of Public Insurance Coverage for Immigrants Leighton Ku, PhD, MPH AcademyHealth, Orlando, June 2007

What Share of the Uninsured Are Immigrants? Source: March 2006 CPS

Immigrants & Uninsured Immigrants Are Mostly Working Age Adults Source: CPS, March mil.

Almost Half of All Non-citizen Immigrants Are Uninsured Source: March 2005 Current Population Survey

Public Programs Serve Small Fraction of Low- income Immigrants (Below 200% Poverty) Source: March 2005 Current Population Survey

Complex Medicaid/SCHIP Eligibility Rules Medicaid usually not available for childless adults. Citizens fully eligible, including naturalized and US- born citizen children. Lawful permanent residents (LPRs) not fully eligible during 1 st five years in US, but: –Refugees and asylees eligible for 1 st seven years in US. Veterans, etc. eligible. –Many states use state funds to cover immigrants during 5 year bar in Medicaid or SCHIP. Undocumented and other immigrants eligible for emergency Medicaid coverage, including child birth.

Barriers to Participation Participation low even among eligible immigrants (or citizen children of immigrants) Lack of knowledge Lack of language assistance during enrollment Confusion and fear about rules Medicaid citizenship documentation Community outreach can help, but outreach funds have been limited in recent years.

Immigrant Growth Among States,

Substantial State Coverage of LPR Children, 2007

Substantial State Coverage of LPR Parents, 2007 Source: Cox, forthcoming

Medicare Eligibility Non-citizens less likely to be elderly. Many immigrants return to home country when elderly. LPRs and refugees eligible for Medicare, same as citizens. –If have less than 40 quarters of work, may buy into Part A. Legally present “non-qualified” eligible if they had at least 40 quarters of authorized work. Undocumented ineligible.

Other Public Care Sec – to cover costs of uncompensated emergency care for uninsured, undocumented aliens. Underused. EMTALA requires basic emergency treatment for all. Health centers – all immigrants eligible for free or subsidized care at federally-funded health centers. Public & nonprofit hospitals & clinics often offer free or subsidized charity care, but sometimes eligibility for undocumented is limited due to state or local rules.

Average Annual Medical Expenditures for Non- Elderly Adults by Type, Los Angeles County Source: Adapted from Goldman, Smith and Sood. Health Affairs 2006 $2,963 $2,340 $1,760 $1,341 20%22%30%36% 28% 20%23% 52% 58% 46% 41%

Potential Federal Policies Could include option to cover LPR children and pregnant women during SCHIP reauthorization. Comprehensive immigration reform?? May include a long pathway to earned legal status & citizenship and stronger immigration enforcement. Effect on public coverage modest and slow. Legal status and reduced flow of immigrants may lead to better jobs and increased private coverage. Binational insurance could reduce private insurance costs in border areas for legally present immigrants.

Potential State Actions Immigration volatile issue in many states. Usually not a visible issue in state health reforms. Some expansions presented as “all kids” proposals, as in Illinois or California counties. Mixed story in broader health coverage expansions. Proposals to expand coverage by diverting DSH or UPL funds may impair safety net for immigrants. State or local anti-immigrant laws could cause access problems for undocumented and other immigrants.

But It’s Not Just Coverage… Even when insured, immigrants have less access to care and receive poorer quality care due to language barriers. Federal civil rights policies require free interpretation for LEP, but no funding stream and little enforcement. HRET: Only 3% of hospitals get any reimbursement for interpretation, from Medicaid. Potential for language reimbursement (Medicare, Medicaid, private insurance).

Questions for the Future What are costs of uncompensated care and of state- funded coverage for immigrants? How can we improve enrollment among eligible immigrants or access among insured immigrants? Quality of care for immigrants? More hospitalization for ambulatory-sensitive conditions? How do immigrants’ health coverage, utilization and cost change over time? What are effects of changes in immigration status? How can public perceptions of immigrants be improved?