Impacts of an interpretation fee on immigrants’ access to healthcare: Evidence from a Danish survey study among newly arrived immigrants

Maj Rørdam Nielsen and Signe Smith Jervelund

Health Policy, 2023, vol. 136, issue C

Abstract: In 2018, a fee for healthcare interpretation was introduced for immigrants living in Denmark for more than 3 years to incentivize learning Danish faster. Little is known about who is affected and how immigrants experience impacts of the fee.

Keywords: Immigrants; Interpreter services; Language barriers; Access to health care; Fees and charges, Refugees (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2023.104893

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