Lower healthcare expenditures for undocumented immigrants has raised questions about immigrant access to healthcare and health insurance, coverage that provides benefit payments in the event of illness or injury.
These lower expenditures have raised a number of questions about the accessibility of health care services and insurance to both documented and undocumented immigrants. According to the Health Insurance Association of America, health insurance is defined as "coverage that provides for the payments of benefits as a result of sickness or injury. 
