Association of Citizenship Status With Kidney Transplantation in Medicaid Patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although individuals classified as nonresident aliens, including undocumented immigrants, are entitled to receive emergency dialysis in the United States regardless of their ability to pay, most states do not provide them with subsidized care for maintenance dialysis or kidney transplantation. We explored whether nonresident aliens have similar outcomes to US citizens after receiving kidney transplants covered by Medicaid, a joint federal and state health insurance program.

Study design

Retrospective observational cohort study.

Setting & participants

All adult Medicaid patients in the US Renal Data System who received their first kidney transplant from 1990 to 2011.

Predictor

Citizenship status, categorized as US citizen, nonresident alien, or perman

SUBMITTER: Shen JI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5794566 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature