Screenshot Excerpt from ASN In The Loop Title: Immigration Status Checks, Emergency Medicaid Utilization, and Healthcare Access for Uninsured Individuals with Kidney Disease Text: In 2023, a Florida state bill created a policy, directing hospitals that accept Medicaid to ask patients about their immigration status when seeking treatment. After this policy shift, use of emergency Medicaid in Florida - the only federal funded healthcare to which uninsured immigrants have access - decreased significantly. A perspective in JASN describes the use of Emergency Medicaid, the effects of policy on dialysis access for uninsured immigrants, and possible advocacy solutions for improving equitable, kidney care in the United States. “Now is the time to stand up and protect the health and dignity of all individuals with kidney disease, regardless of their immigration status,” the authors write.
In attempting to intimidate those seeking care, state governments risk increasing healthcare taxpayer costs and decreasing patient safety.
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