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La mayoría de los indocumentados no puede entrar fácilmente en la lista de trasplantes porque sus ingresos y seguros médicos son demasiado inestables
Donald Kagan comenta la decisión del hospital UCSF, quienes presuntamente rechazaron realizarle un trasplante a Juan González debido a su condición migratoria.
Rejected for being undocumented
Jesús González-Navarro’s transplant was postponed until he could find more stable health insurance that would cover medical costs after the kidney transplant.
End-stage renal failure slowly kills thousands of patients on dialysis every year
In general, undocumented immigrants don’t qualify for federal programs like Medicare. Their coverage is sporadic, and their jobs usually don’t carry benefits. Years without primary care often lead to chronic illness.
Most undocumented immigrants can’t easily get on the transplant list
Rosa Amelia Olivas questions how a health system that does not limit undocumented immigrants from donating their organs can prevent them from receiving transplants.
On the verge of renal failure
Hugo Huerta's kidneys work at only 20% and he needs dialysis immediately. But that’s made challenging because he’s undocumented.
Osvaldo Rayo offered one of his kidneys to his friend Donald Kagan
Donating a kidney is a relatively easy process, especially when compared to the grueling time spent waiting in the national recipient pool with thousands of other hopeful beneficiaries.
