Immigrants Use Less Health Care, Cost U.S. System Less Than Native-Born Americans

[Straight Shooter]

While more than half of Americans have the perception that immigrants drive up U.S. health care costs, a new study finds that they use far less health care than non-immigrants - and make significant financial contributions to the system.

Immigrants account for 12 percent of the population, but only 8.6 percent of all health care expenditures in the U.S., according to a new study by researchers at Harvard Medical School and Tufts University.

'The reality is quite different from what the general perception seems to be,' said J. Wesley Boyd, co-author of the study and an associate professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.

'Our study shows pretty convincingly that immigrants are not driving up health care costs at all - in fact they are subsidizing health care for a lot of native born immigrants,' he told DailyMail.com.

The study, published in the International Journal of Health Services, also found that immigrants in the country illegally account for 1.4 percent of total medical spending despite making up 5 percent of the population.

The data may be surprising to many Americans, of whom 52 percent believe that immigrants pose a high cost on the U.S. health care system.

In addition, 67 percent of Americans oppose providing state- and locally funded social services to immigrants who are in the country illegally, according to a survey by the Pew Research Center.

'The reality is quite different from what the general perception seems to be,' Boyd said.

The new study also found that many immigrants help subsidize Medicare and private insurance for Americans through their work.

Immigrants who are legally employed – and in some cases illegally – are taxed through a 1996 law that bars them from obtaining nonemergency Medicaid for the first five years they are in the country. The money goes toward reimbursing states for unpaid health care.

That means that immigrants for the most part can't obtain public assistance for general health care, although they are paying into the system in a way that benefits Americans, Boyd said.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ost-U-S-native-born-Americans-study-says.html

 

[Straight Shooter]

And this folks is how Donald Trump got elected. What's true is what dear leader says is true. These are also the same people who think foreign aid is 75% of the federal budget

Here comes the trumpsplaining in 3.2.1

 

[smithus]

The immigrants do look healthier

 

[RJS13]

Great, as long as they are legal Immigrants :clap: Welcome to my country :hatsoff: The cost for non-Americans should be 0. Graphs, charts, numbers, statistics and speculations don't change the fact they are here illegally. The only thing they should get free is a ride back where they came from and some would even argue that the country of origin should pay for that. Not me, I say give them that free w/meals. A farewell present if you will. As far as crime rate, Take away their assistance and other misc. free programs and watch how fast that changes.

 

[Straight Shooter]

Great, as long as they are legal Immigrants :clap: Welcome to my country :hatsoff: The cost for non-Americans should be 0. Graphs, charts, numbers, statistics and speculations don't change the fact they are here illegally. The only thing they should get free is a ride back where they came from and some would even argue that the country of origin should pay for that. Not me, I say give them that free w/meals. A farewell present if you will. As far as crime rate, Take away their assistance and other misc. free programs and watch how fast that changes.

FFS can we stop calling these types of programs "free". They're not "free" unless there's some wealthy benefactors another country who pays for these "free" programs. It's not free because we pay into the system through taxes.

Immigrants who are legally employed – and in some cases illegally – are taxed through a 1996 law that bars them from obtaining nonemergency Medicaid for the first five years they are in the country. The money goes toward reimbursing states for unpaid health care.

That means that immigrants for the most part can't obtain public assistance for general health care, although they are paying into the system in a way that benefits Americans, Boyd said.

 

[Jack Davenport]

FFS can we stop calling these types of programs "free". They're not "free" unless there's some wealthy benefactors another country who pays for these "free" programs. It's not free because we pay into the system through taxes.

Immigrants who are legally employed – and in some cases illegally – are taxed through a 1996 law that bars them from obtaining nonemergency Medicaid for the first five years they are in the country. The money goes toward reimbursing states for unpaid health care.

That means that immigrants for the most part can't obtain public assistance for general health care, although they are paying into the system in a way that benefits Americans, Boyd said.

That is a law simply put on the books to cover for all of the free assistance they do get so drones like you can reference it.
Medicaid is just a drop in the bucket and they aren’t paying into shit as far as the other freebies they are getting. Medicaid is even difficult for American citizens to obtain. Not to mention the food stamp assistance they receive for their “ citizen” anchor spawn which they control.
Most seeking healthcare go to the emergency room first and if their health issue is dire enough they cannot be turned away and are admitted and treated. It’s a cotdam racket and the main one around here full of shit is you.

 

[georges]

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