Effect of US health policies on health care access for Marshallese migrants

doi:10.2105/AJPH.2014.302452

. 2015 Apr;105(4):637-43.

doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302452. Epub 2015 Feb 25.

Effect of US health policies on health care access for Marshallese migrants

Pearl Anna McElfish¹, Emily Hallgren, Seiji Yamada

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¹ Pearl Anna McElfish is a PhD candidate with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Northwest, Fayetteville. Emily Hallgren is a sociology PhD student at University of Illinois at Chicago. Seiji Yamada is with the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, Honolulu.

PMID: 25713965
PMCID: PMC4358182
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302452

Effect of US health policies on health care access for Marshallese migrants

Pearl Anna McElfish et al. Am J Public Health. 2015 Apr.

. 2015 Apr;105(4):637-43.

doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302452. Epub 2015 Feb 25.

Authors

Pearl Anna McElfish¹, Emily Hallgren, Seiji Yamada

Affiliation

¹ Pearl Anna McElfish is a PhD candidate with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Northwest, Fayetteville. Emily Hallgren is a sociology PhD student at University of Illinois at Chicago. Seiji Yamada is with the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, Honolulu.

PMID: 25713965
PMCID: PMC4358182
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302452

Abstract

The Republic of the Marshall Islands is a sovereign nation previously under the administrative control of the United States. Since 1986, the Compacts of Free Association (COFA) between the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the United States allows Marshall Islands citizens to freely enter, lawfully reside, and work in the United States, and provides the United States exclusive military control of the region. When the COFA was signed, COFA migrants were eligible for Medicaid and other safety net programs. However, these migrants were excluded from benefits as a consequence of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act. Currently, COFA migrants have limited access to health care benefits in the United States, which perpetuates health inequalities.

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[1] Barker HM. Bravo for the Marshallese: Regaining Control in a Post-Nuclear, Post-Colonial World. 2nd ed. Independence, KY: Cengage Learning; 2013.

[2] Barker HM. Bravo for the Marshallese: Regaining Control in a Post-Nuclear, Post-Colonial World. 2nd ed. Independence, KY: Cengage Learning; 2013.

[3] Shek D, Yamada S. Health care for Micronesians and constitutional rights. Hawaii Med J. 2011;70(11, suppl 2):4–8. - PMC - PubMed

[4] Shek D, Yamada S. Health care for Micronesians and constitutional rights. Hawaii Med J. 2011;70(11, suppl 2):4–8. - PMC - PubMed

[5] Ichiho HM, Seremai J, Trinidad R, Paul I, Langidrik J, Aitaoto N. An assessment of non-communicable diseases, diabetes, and related risk factors in the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Kwajelein Atoll, Ebeye Island: a systems perspective. Hawaii J Med Public Health. 2013;72(5 suppl 1):77–86. - PMC - PubMed

[6] Ichiho HM, Seremai J, Trinidad R, Paul I, Langidrik J, Aitaoto N. An assessment of non-communicable diseases, diabetes, and related risk factors in the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Kwajelein Atoll, Ebeye Island: a systems perspective. Hawaii J Med Public Health. 2013;72(5 suppl 1):77–86. - PMC - PubMed

[7] Jimeno RA. A Profile of the Marshallese Community in Arkansas. Vol. 3. Little Rock and Fayetteville: Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation and the University of Arkansas; 2013.

[8] Jimeno RA. A Profile of the Marshallese Community in Arkansas. Vol. 3. Little Rock and Fayetteville: Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation and the University of Arkansas; 2013.

[9] Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum. Key facts on Medicaid restoration for COFA migrants. 2014. Available at: http://www.apiahf.org/programs/nhpi-affairs/community-capacity-building/.... Accessed March 28, 2014.

[10] Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum. Key facts on Medicaid restoration for COFA migrants. 2014. Available at: http://www.apiahf.org/programs/nhpi-affairs/community-capacity-building/.... Accessed March 28, 2014.

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