Mexican Immigrants Account for 13 Percent of Uninsured in US Dan Cook - BenefitsPro
go to original November 3, 2013

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Although Mexican immigrants comprise just 4 percent of the U.S. population, they represent 13 percent of all uninsured people, according to a study by UCLA, UC-Berkeley and the Mexican government.

The number of uninsured Mexicans living in the U.S. has increased from 3.3 million in the mid-1990s to 6.4 million, the report said. Nearly 12 million people who were born in Mexico were living in the United States last year.  

These immigrants, it said, are at considerable risk because of the obstacles they face to obtaining health insurance. It’s a situation that is below the radar of most policymakers, and if it continues to be ignored, the results could be considerable both for those Mexicans living here and for the nation in general, the report’s authors said.

“Mexican immigrants often face substantial barriers to accessing the U.S. health care system, both private and public,” the report said. “Indeed, compared to other immigrant groups and natives, Mexicans have great disadvantages in terms of health insurance coverage in all stages of the life cycle. They also receive, on average, less medical attention and health care. …

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