Including Undocumented Immigrants in Health Research-A Narrative Review of Barriers, Effective Approaches, and Best Practices in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Undocumented immigrants (UDIs) in the United States are an understudied population with unique health needs. Half are uninsured, with state-to-state variation. Creative methodologies have been used to approximate UDIs in health data by geography and scope. However, no review exists of UDI health coverage or methods used to study this population. We conducted a narrative review defining health coverage options by state and research methodologies for UDIs.

Methods

We conducted a narrative review of the literature to answer two research objectives: (i) what health coverage is available to UDIs at the federal and state level, and (ii) what methodologies have been used by health services researchers to study UDI health. First, we reviewed Medicaid websites, gr

SUBMITTER: Reynolds CW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12280046 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature