Why nondocumented residents should have access to kidney transplantation: arguments for lifting the federal ban on reimbursement. Review uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Current U.S. legislation restricts reimbursement for organ transplantation for nondocumented residents, which makes it difficult for many immigrants, including children, to access the transplants they need. In this article, we offer moral, economic, and legal reasons that nondocumented immigrants deserve the same access to kidney transplantation as do legal residents. We argue that the current reasoning for such a ban is based on unjustified fears and unsupported assumptions, which are not a solid basis for determining eligibility for lifesaving therapy for the neediest members of our society.

publication date

  • January 15, 2007

Research

keywords

  • Emigration and Immigration
  • Kidney Transplantation
  • Reimbursement Mechanisms
  • Resource Allocation

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 33846242914

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1097/01.tp.0000247795.41898.55

PubMed ID

  • 17220784

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 83

issue

  • 1