1. What Should Clinicians in Organizations Without Established MLP Programs Do When Their Patients Need Lawyers to Meet Their Health Needs?
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Mohottige, Dinushika, Adler, Karina Albistegui, Charney, Allison, and Cervantes, Lilia
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MEDICAL care societies ,MEDICAL care laws ,MORTALITY risk factors ,VIOLENCE prevention ,KIDNEY function tests ,EMIGRATION & immigration ,POLICY sciences ,HEALTH services accessibility ,MEDICAL care use ,MEDICAL personnel ,HEALTH insurance reimbursement ,PSYCHOLOGICAL distress ,INSURANCE ,FATIGUE (Physiology) ,HEADACHE ,HYPERKALEMIA ,PULMONARY edema ,UNDOCUMENTED immigrants ,HEALTH policy ,HEALTH ,LAWYERS ,PATIENT advocacy ,CATASTROPHIC illness ,HEMODIALYSIS ,HOSPITAL emergency services ,EMOTIONS ,INFORMATION resources ,DYSURIA ,CHRONIC kidney failure ,ETHICS ,FINANCIAL stress ,JOINT pain ,COGNITION disorders ,NEEDS assessment ,EXPERTISE ,MEDICAID ,HEALTH equity ,HEALTH promotion ,HYPOXEMIA ,PSYCHOSOCIAL factors ,COGNITION ,SYMPTOMS - Abstract
Undocumented people in the United States face innumerable legal and structural barriers to health and health care services, including for kidney failure. Their experiences vary across states and regions due to wide variation in insurance coverage and unreliable access to health-promoting resources, including medical-legal partnerships. This commentary on a case canvasses key policy about structural and legal determinants of health for undocumented persons. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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