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Inequities in immigrants’ access to health care services: disentangling potential barriers

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  • Carlo Devillanova
  • Tommaso Frattini

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Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to empirically assess whether immigrants suffer from unequal access to health care services, that add to prevailing socioeconomic barriers to care. Design/methodology/approach - Using a uniquely rich Italian health survey, the authors estimate the correlation between immigrant status and the probability of accessing health services, conditional on a rich set of individual and territorial characteristics. Findings - Results show that foreigners are more likely to contact emergency services and less likely to visit specialist doctors and use preventive care. Similar results hold for second-generation immigrants. Originality/value - The authors discuss the sources of observed inequities and suggest tentative policy implications to promote equal access.

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  • Carlo Devillanova & Tommaso Frattini, 2016. "Inequities in immigrants’ access to health care services: disentangling potential barriers," International Journal of Manpower, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 37(7), pages 1191-1208, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:ijmpps:v:37:y:2016:i:7:p:1191-1208
    DOI: 10.1108/IJM-08-2015-0114
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    Cited by:

    1. Gabriella Berloffa & Francesca Paolini, 2019. "Decomposing Immigrant Differences in Physical and Mental Health: A 'Beyond the Mean' Analysis," DEM Working Papers 2019/4, Department of Economics and Management.
    2. Elena Cottini & Claudio Lucifora & Gilberto Turati & Daria Vigani, 2020. "Children Use of Emergency Care: Differences Between Natives and Migrants in Italy," DISCE - Working Papers del Dipartimento di Economia e Finanza def093, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Dipartimenti e Istituti di Scienze Economiche (DISCE).
    3. Bettin, Giulia & Sacchi, Agnese, 2020. "Health spending in Italy: The impact of immigrants," European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier, vol. 65(C).
    4. Gabriella Berloffa & Francesca Paolini, 2022. "Going "beyond the mean" in analysing immigrant health disparities," Demographic Research, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany, vol. 47(7), pages 161-198.
    5. Raluca E. Buia & Mesfin G. Genie & Cristina Elisa Orso & Giacomo Pasini, 2022. "Immigration and the utilization of preventive care in Europe: Results from retrospective data," Working Papers 2022:04, Department of Economics, University of Venice "Ca' Foscari".
    6. Sofia Xesfingi & Dimitrios Karamanis & Alexandra Kechrinioti, 2020. "Subjective Health Status and Immigration: Evidence across Europe," SPOUDAI Journal of Economics and Business, SPOUDAI Journal of Economics and Business, University of Piraeus, vol. 70(1-2), pages 3-19, January-J.

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    Keywords

    Immigrants; Italy; Health care utilization; Inequities; F22; I1;
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    JEL classification:

    • F22 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - International Migration
    • I1 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health

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