An article in Health Affairs discusses U.S. health care spending for noncitizen immigrants, finding that immigrant care does not account for disproportionately high public insurance costs, but that immigrant care is more likely to be classified as "uncompensated."

(2010). Trends in health care spending for immigrants in the United States (PDF | 549.68 KB). Health Affairs, 29(3): 544-50. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2009.0400.

Authors: Jim P. Stimpson, Fernando A. Wilson