Migrants have less access to free and subsidized healthcare than U.S-born individuals.

Undocumented individuals do not qualify for traditional Medicaid or Medicare, and many permanent residents have to wait five years before they are eligible for Medicaid. 

A 2018 study published in the International Journal of Health Services found that insurance companies paid more for the health care of U.S.-born individuals than immigrants. 

The study also found that immigrants subsidized the health insurance market for U.S.-born individuals by spending more than they withdrew.