The Intersection of National Immigration and Healthcare Policy

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine: JABFM

Douglas J. Inciarte^1¹  Jeffrey Douaiher^1² 

[1] and the Departments of Family Medicine (DJI) and Surgery (ES), University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE^1;From the Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN (JD)

关键词: Health Policy;    Immigration;    Medically Underserved Area;    Primary Health Care;    Rural Population;   

DOI  :  10.3122/jabfm.2018.01.170204

学科分类：过敏症与临床免疫学

来源: The American Board of Family Medicine

【 摘 要 】

Immigration policy and health care policy remain principal undertakings of the federal government. The two have recently been pursued independently in the judicial and legislative arenas. Unbeknownst to many policymakers, however, national immigration policy and health care policy are linked in ways that, if unattended, could undermine the well-being of a significant portion of the US population, specifically medically underserved rural and urban populations. Using current data from a workforce report of the Association of American Colleges and the published literature, we demonstrate the significant impact that contemporary immigration policy directives may have on the number and distribution of international medical graduates who currently provide—and by the year 2025 will provide—a significant portion of primary health care in the United States, especially in underserved small urban and rural communities.

【 授权许可】

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