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Health Affairs Briefings on Border Health and Immigrant Health

The July 2021 issue of Health Affairs, supported by the California Health Care Foundation, The California Endowment, and Con Alma Health Foundation, covers the intersection of borders, immigrants, and health. Articles describe the coverage gaps remaining among US immigrants, the impacts of immigration policy on health care use, sanctuary policies as social determinants of health, and much more. “The COVID-19 pandemic showed us that disease knows no borders, and that the health of our neighbors is inextricably linked to our own health,” said Sandra R. Hernández, MD, president and CEO of CHCF. “As ...