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Mariellen Jewers
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Mariellen Jewers

Mariellen Jewers is a senior research associate for the Center for Health Care Quality at the George Washington University. She has a BA in Economics from the UMass Amherst, a Master's in International Affairs from Columbia and is a PhD student in Public Policy at George Washington.

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June 2013
Health Care for Immigrant Families: Current Policies and Issues
By  Leighton Ku and Mariellen Jewers

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Reports
June 2013

Health Care for Immigrant Families: Current Policies and Issues

Low-income immigrant children are less likely than their U.S.-born citizen counterparts to see a doctor even when they are insured. Similarly, immigrant adults are less likely to use emergency rooms than low-income natives. This report examines health care coverage and usage among immigrants and the U.S. born.