Posted on: October 31st, 2005
Filed Under: [ Health ] [ Hispanic News ] [ Immigration ]
Tags: Doctor, insurance
“Health officials agree that providing treatment to undocumented immigrants creates a drain on public resources. But when the numbers are calculated, the question arises as to how big that drain really is.
Though immigrants are less likely to have health insurance than those born here, they also incur far less in medical expenses than natives.
That’s the finding of a recent study headed by a doctor at USC. Analyzing national data, Dr. Sarita Mohanty and other researchers found that on a per-capita basis, foreign-born people account for half as much medical care as nonimmigrants. Even among those without insurance, immigrants run up lower bills than native-born patients.”
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