Beyond the Horizon: Providing Palliative and End-of-Life Care for Undocumented Immigrants in the United States (TH368)

Approximately 11 million undocumented immigrants (UI), accounting for 14.6% of the uninsured population living in the United States are not eligible for insurance under the Affordable Care Act, limiting options for palliative and end-of-life (EOL) care. Though the Universal Declaration of Human Rights includes the right to dignity-conserving care for all, access to quality EOL care eludes UI, with limited access to charity hospice care. UI experience many challenges when seeking healthcare including language/cultural barriers, limited social support, financial stressors, lack of access to care and insurance, discrimination and general mistrust in the healthcare system.

Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - January 23, 2019 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Ahima Lal, Sean O ’Mahony, Vyjeyanthi Periyakoil, Nicky Quinlan, Christopher Metchnikoff, Anne Kinderman, Mona Patel, Sarah Stroe Source Type: research