Effects of undocumented immigrants exclusion from health care coverage in Spain

In 2012 the Spanish government passed Royal Decree-Law 16/2012 (RDL) aimed at containing public expenditure in response to the economic crisis. This RDL redefined just who would be entitled to public health care. As a result, a large proportion of undocumented immigrants in Spain were excluded from...

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Authors: Peralta-Gallego, Leia, Gené Badia, Joan, Gallo de Puelles, Pedro
Format: article
Status:Versión aceptada para publicación
Publication Date:2018
Country:España
Institution:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repository:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:2445/128406
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/128406
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Migrants
Política sanitària
Atenció primària
Serveis socials per als immigrants
Medical policy
Primary health care
Services for immigrants
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Summary:In 2012 the Spanish government passed Royal Decree-Law 16/2012 (RDL) aimed at containing public expenditure in response to the economic crisis. This RDL redefined just who would be entitled to public health care. As a result, a large proportion of undocumented immigrants in Spain were excluded from basic publicly financed health care with access only being granted under particular circumstances (emergency care, maternal care, children under 18, asylum seekers and victims of human trafficking) (...)