Health Care Costs for Undocumented Immigrants

According to a RAND study published in the journal Health Affairs, health care for undocumented immigrants between ages 18 and 64 cost the U.S. $1.1 billion in 2000, or about $11 per taxpayer household. Researchers used data from a 2000 survey of 2,543 adults in 65 Los Angeles County neighborhoods. The study excluded children and seniors.

Citation: Dana P. Goldman, James P. Smith and Neeraj Sood. "Immigrants And The Cost Of Medical Care." Health Affairs, 25, no. 6 (2006): 1700-1711. http://content.healthaffairs.org/cgi/content/full/25/6/1700