Edward Jean
University of Massachusetts Boston, MA, USA
Policy Polit Nurs Pract. 2014 Feb;15(1-2):5-14. doi: 10.1177/1527154414532694. Epub 2014 May 6.
The growth in undocumented immigration in the United States has garnered increasing interest in the arenas of immigration and health care policy reform. Undocumented immigrants are restricted from accessing public health and social service as a result of their immigration status. The Patient Protection and Affordability Care Act restricts undocumented immigrants from participating in state exchange insurance market places, further limiting them from accessing equitable health care services. This commentary calls for comprehensive policy reform that expands access to health care for undocumented immigrants based on an analysis of immigrant health policies and their impact on health care expenditures, public health, and the role of health care providers. The intersectional nature of immigration and health care policy emphasizes the need for nurse policymakers to advocate for comprehensive policy reform aimed at improving the health and well-being of immigrants and the nation as a whole.
美国非法移民数量的增长引发了移民和医疗政策改革领域越来越多的关注。由于其移民身份，非法移民在获取公共卫生和社会服务方面受到限制。《患者保护与平价医疗法案》限制非法移民参与州医保市场，进一步限制了他们获得公平医疗服务的机会。本评论呼吁进行全面的政策改革，基于对移民健康政策及其对医疗支出、公共卫生和医疗服务提供者作用的影响的分析，扩大非法移民获得医疗保健的机会。移民与医疗政策的交叉性凸显了护士政策制定者倡导全面政策改革的必要性，旨在改善移民以及整个国家的健康和福祉。
