When combined with motivation to provide good care, uncertainty about how to do so for patients who are excluded from key public insurance provisions can give rise to workarounds. Their practical and ethical complexities should be recognized when considering how to best serve immigrant communities.
AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(1):E100-105. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2019.100.
Regularly scheduled dialysis is not standard of care for most undocumented immigrants in the United States, so preventative care, and advocacy for it, is needed.
AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(1):E86-92. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2019.86.
Jonathan Alhalel, Nicolás Francone, Sharon Post, Catherine A. O’Brian, PhD, and Melissa A. Simon, MD, MPH
Underrepresentation of individuals with limited English proficiency who speak Spanish is ongoing in phase 3 biomedical clinical trials and exacerbates health inequity.
AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(4):E319-325. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2022.319.
Sofie Layton, MRes, Jo Wray, PhD, Victoria Walsh, PhD, and Giovanni Biglino, PhD
Based on an artist’s, bioengineer’s, and health psychologist’s reflections on pediatric and adult group workshop practice settings, this article suggests 8 dimensions of risk that deserve ethical attention.
AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(7):E638-645. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2022.638.
Preventing bad outcomes for teens and their offspring was the impetus behind confidential care for reproductive health. Requiring parental involvement created an obstacle to the provision of necessary care.