School of Public Affairs, Pennsylvania State University - Harrisburg, 777 West Harrisburg Pike, Middletown, PA, 17057, USA.
Department of Practice, Sciences, and Health Outcomes Research, University of Maryland - Baltimore, 220 Arch Street, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA.
J Immigr Minor Health. 2023 Dec;25(6):1229-1238. doi: 10.1007/s10903-023-01523-z. Epub 2023 Aug 2.
This study analyzed the effects of the announcement and publication of the 2019 Public Charge Rule on participation of the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children (WIC) among pregnant immigrants. A difference-in-differences approach was used to analyze the changes in prenatal WIC participation before and after the 2019 Public Charge Rule announcement and publication among immigrants relative to US natives. We identified 17,623,683 live singletons born in a hospital from 2015 to 2019. Compared to US natives, the odds of prenatal WIC participation among immigrants were 11.4% lower after the 2019 Public Charge Rule announcement, and 19% lower after the final rule was published. The results of this study suggest that pregnant immigrants may decide not to participate in the WIC program due to the fear of jeopardizing their immigration status after the announcement and publication of the 2019 Public Charge Rule.
本研究分析了 2019 年公共负担规定的公布对孕妇移民参与妇女、婴儿和儿童特别补充营养计划（WIC）的影响。采用双重差分法分析了 2019 年公共负担规定公布前后移民与美国本地人相比产前 WIC 参与率的变化。我们确定了 2015 年至 2019 年在医院出生的 17623683 个活产单胎。与美国本地人相比，2019 年公共负担规定公布后，移民参与产前 WIC 的几率降低了 11.4%，最终规则公布后降低了 19%。本研究结果表明，由于担心 2019 年公共负担规定公布后可能危及他们的移民身份，孕妇移民可能会决定不参加 WIC 计划。
