Equitable Policies and Center-Level Commitment May Be Associated With Improved Access to Kidney Transplantation for Undocumented Immigrants

Abstract

More than 11 million people are currently living in the United States as undocumented immigrants, and they remain the only subset of patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) without guaranteed health care coverage under a national policy. 1,2 For undocumented immigrants, obtaining coverage for maintenance dialysis alone is not guaranteed in most US states, and undocumented immigrants are left to seek dialysis for life-threatening indications under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act. 3 Access to kidney transplantation is even more limited due to the Open Access. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the CC-BY License.