Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Human rights and immigrants' access to care. |
| Authors: |
Parmet, Wendy1, Fischer, Simon1 |
| Source: |
Salud Pública de México. nov/dic2013, Vol. 55 Issue 6, p631-637. 7p. |
| Subjects: |
HUMAN rights, HEALTH services accessibility, NATIONAL health services, IMMIGRANTS, STATUTES, MEDICALLY uninsured persons, IMMIGRATION law |
| Geographic Terms: |
UNITED States, MASSACHUSETTS |
| Abstract (English): |
Although the human right to health is well established under international law, many states limit non-citizens' participation in public insurance programs. In the United States, immigrants face especially high barriers due to the lack of recognition of a broad right to health as well as federal statutes restricting many immigrants' eligibility to federally-funded insurance. High rates of uninsurance among immigrants have a detrimental effect on their health, as well as on the health of citizens who live in their communities. Finch vs. Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector, a recent case decided by the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, recognized the rights of legal immigrants in Massachusetts to state-supported health care, and demonstrates the importance of insuring immigrants in broadly-based, rather than immigrant-specific, programs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Abstract (Spanish): |
Aunque el derecho a la salud está bien establecido en el derecho internacional, muchos Estados limitan la participación de los no-ciudadanos en los programas de salud pública. En los Estados Unidos, los inmigrantes enfrentan grandes barreras debido a la falta de reconocimiento a un derecho amplio a la salud y porque los estatutos federales restringen la elegibilidad de muchos inmigrantes a seguros médicos financiados con fondos federales. Las altas tasas de inmigrantes sin seguro médico tienen un efecto perjudicial sobre su salud, así como en la salud de los ciudadanos que viven en sus comunidades. En el caso reciente de Finch vs. Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector, la Corte Suprema de Massachusetts reconoció el derecho de los inmigrantes legales en Massachusetts a obtener un seguro médico apoyado por el Estado y demostró la importancia de incorporar a los inmigrantes en programas de salud ya establecidos, en vez de individualizar los programas hacia el inmigrante. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: |
MedicLatina |
