Since the medical coverage of refugees is cut of eight months after they entered the United States, they are on their own to learn how to navigate the health care system. So for a refugee who barely settle in for eight months it would be really hard for them to find a doctor who will take their insurance let along know how to apply for Medicaid themselves. All of the studies agreed that the refugees are under utilizing the health care system because they are not familiar with the health care system. (Pacione et. al, 2013; Refugee Trauma Task Force, 2005; Vermette et al., 2015; Watts et al. 2011) In their article Pacione et. al, (2013) explain that when the refugee family is sent to a specialized clinic service, the service might not have the adaptability to the specific needs of the refugee culture, language, or psychosocial needs.
