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. 2025 Jan 1;185(1):116-118.
doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.5953.

Kidney Transplantation Among Presumed Undocumented Immigrants After Changes in US State Policies

Gayathri Menon  1 , Garyn T Metoyer  1 , Yiting Li  1 , Yusi Chen  1 , Sunjae Bae  1 , Brian P Lee  2 , Pablo C Loarte-Campos  3 , Babak J Orandi  1   3 , Dorry L Segev  1   4 , Mara A McAdams-DeMarco  1   4
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Kidney Transplantation Among Presumed Undocumented Immigrants After Changes in US State Policies

Gayathri Menon et al. JAMA Intern Med. .

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This cohort study assesses the policies expanding health care coverage of kidney transplant to undocumented immigrants on access and outcomes.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Lee reported receiving grants from Siemens Healthineers and National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, consulting fees from Novo Nordisk, GlaxoSmithKline, HepaTx, Ipsen, and CymaBay outside the submitted work. Dr Segev reported receiving consulting/speaker/honorarium fees from AstraZeneca and CareDx and consulting fees from Moderna Therapeutics, Novavax, and Regeneron during the conduct of the study; editorial fees from Springer Publishing, honorarium and speaker fees from Houston Methodist, Northwell Health, and education honorarium and speaker fees from Optum Health, honorarium and speaker fees from Sanofi, and honorarium and speaker fees from WebMd outside the submitted work. Dr McAdams-DeMarco reported receiving a speaker honorarium from Chiesi. No other disclosures were reported.

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