Problemlagen von versteckt lebenden Migranten in Deutschland: Analyse der medizinischen Beratungsanlässe in Berlin, Bonn und Köln

Abstract

The patterns of health-care utilisation for undocumented immigrants changed in the observed period which might be caused by the EU enlargement to the East. The heterogeneous quality of the annual reports and the lack of information about the use of alternative health-care facilities limit the results of this analysis.

Health care seeking among detained undocumented migrants: a cross-sectional study

“…Due to mistrust in official institutions, undocumented migrants are less likely to respond to formal surveys. Not surprisingly, existing research in Europe concentrated on those who consulted health care services, providing an indication of the medical consumption and type of health problems of undocumented migrants who seek care, sometimes with contradicting results [14-22]. …”

Gesundheitszustand von Menschen ohne Krankenversicherung und von Menschen ohne legalen Aufenthaltsstatus: Analyse von Daten der Malteser Migranten Medizin (MMM) in München

“…In einer Arbeit aus dem Jahr 2008 verglich Waller die Anlaufstelle der Malteser Migranten Medizin (MMM) in Berlin mit einer ähnlichen Anlaufstelle der Caritas im Rom [12]. Ein Jahr später folgte eine Arbeit zu ‚versteckt lebenden' Migranten in Berlin, Bonn und Köln; im Mittelpunkt standen hier die medizinischen Beratungsanlässe [13]. In einer Fallstudie der Migrantenklinik Berlin untersuchte Castañeda den Zusammenhang zwischen ‚irregulärem' Aufenthaltsstatus und Gesundheitszustand [14].…”

International Examples of Undocumented Immigration and the Affordable Care Act

“…While government officials generally quietly tolerate these avenues, they are certainly not ideal. Decreased use of appropriate health care resources may result from instances in which individuals have been deported directly from hospitals (16). While these events are rare, they are more than enough to instill fear of the health care system that prevents undocumented immigrants from seeking medical attention (16).…”

“…Decreased use of appropriate health care resources may result from instances in which individuals have been deported directly from hospitals (16). While these events are rare, they are more than enough to instill fear of the health care system that prevents undocumented immigrants from seeking medical attention (16). Although tolerated, undercover avenues for care are not ideal; they make undocumented immigrants afraid of contacting physicians.…”

“…Although tolerated, undercover avenues for care are not ideal; they make undocumented immigrants afraid of contacting physicians. Physicians find themselves forced to work with limited or no compensation, and/or to personally help immigrants navigate the complicated and disjointed non-governmental health care system (16). In summary, exclusionary policies in the UK and Germany have made undocumented immigrants afraid to approach health providers and placed physicians in awkward, confusing, and frustrating situations when providing health care for patients who are undocumented immigrants.…”