The Effect of Parental Immigration Authorization on Health Insurance Coverage for Migrant Latino Children
Author: Weathers, Andrea
Date Published: 2008
This article examines if immigration authorization among parents is associated with health insurance coverage for migrant Latino children. The effect of parental authorization did not persist in multivariable logistic regression analysis; however, more than five years of parental stay in the US remained associated with children's insurance coverage, regardless of parental authorization. Increased parental familiarity with US health and or social services agencies rather than parental authorization state is important to obtaining health insurance for migrant children. Efforts to insure eligible migrant children should focus on recently arrived families.
Date Published: 2008
This article examines if immigration authorization among parents is associated with health insurance coverage for migrant Latino children. The effect of parental authorization did not persist in multivariable logistic regression analysis; however, more than five years of parental stay in the US remained associated with children's insurance coverage, regardless of parental authorization. Increased parental familiarity with US health and or social services agencies rather than parental authorization state is important to obtaining health insurance for migrant children. Efforts to insure eligible migrant children should focus on recently arrived families.
