Immigrant assimilation in health care utilisation in Spain.
Assimilation
Health care
Migration
Spain
Journal
The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care
ISSN: 1618-7601
Titre abrégé: Eur J Health Econ
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 101134867
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
31 Jul 2023
31 Jul 2023
Historique:
received:
03
04
2023
accepted:
17
07
2023
medline:
1
8
2023
pubmed:
1
8
2023
entrez:
31
7
2023
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
Abundant evidence has tracked the labour market and health assimilation of immigrants, including static analyses of differences in how foreign-born and native-born residents consume health care services. However, we know much less about how migrants' patterns of healthcare usage evolve with time of residence, especially in countries providing universal or quasi-universal coverage. We investigate this process in Spain by combining all the available waves of the local health survey, which allows us to separately identify period, cohort, and assimilation effects. We find robust evidence of migrant assimilation in health care use, specifically in visits to general practitioners and emergency care and among foreign-born women. The differential effects of ageing on health care use between foreign-born and native-born populations contributes to the convergence of utilisation patterns in most health services after 15 years in Spain. Substantial heterogeneity by the time of arrival and by region of origin both suggest that studies modelling future welfare state finances would benefit from a more thorough assessment of migration.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37525076
doi: 10.1007/s10198-023-01622-6
pii: 10.1007/s10198-023-01622-6
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
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Organisme : Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación
ID : PID2021-123875NB-I00
Organisme : Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación
ID : PID2021-123875NB-I00
Organisme : Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación
ID : PID2021-123875NB-I00
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