Stanford Researchers Find No ‘Magnet Effect’ When States Extend Public Health Insurance to Immigrants

Stanford Researchers Find No ‘Magnet Effect’ When States Extend Public Health Insurance to Immigrants

Jens Hainmueller publication image Research shows no magnet effect when states lower the costs of health care for low-income immigrants. | iStock/FatCamera

Immigrants, once settled in a particular state, will not move to another state in search of public health benefits, Stanford researchers find.