Illinois law opens door to kidney transplants for undocumented immigrants

Health Affairs

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 781-787

  Ansell, David ^a   Pallok, Kristen ^b   Guzman, Marieli D ^a   Flores, Marycarmen ^a,c   Oberholzer, Jose ^d  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c BATES COLLEGE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CITIZENSHIP; END STAGE RENAL DISEASE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FUNDING; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HISPANIC; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INCOME; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; ORGAN DONOR; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE; RACE DIFFERENCE; REIMBURSEMENT; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; UNITED STATES; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEMODIALYSIS; ILLINOIS; INSURANCE; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANT;

FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; ILLINOIS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; RENAL DIALYSIS; UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS;

EID: 84929611252     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2014.1192     Document Type: Article

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