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Impacts of an interpretation fee on immigrants’ access to healthcare: Evidence from a Danish survey study among newly arrived immigrants

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  • Nielsen, Maj Rørdam
  • Jervelund, Signe Smith

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In 2018, a fee for healthcare interpretation was introduced for immigrants living in Denmark for more than 3 years to incentivize learning Danish faster. Little is known about who is affected and how immigrants experience impacts of the fee.

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  • Nielsen, Maj Rørdam & Jervelund, Signe Smith, 2023. "Impacts of an interpretation fee on immigrants’ access to healthcare: Evidence from a Danish survey study among newly arrived immigrants," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 136(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:hepoli:v:136:y:2023:i:c:s0168851023001781
    DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2023.104893
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