Care Pathways for Undocumented Migrant Children Seeking Cleft Lip and Palate Care: Institutional Experience, Current State Policies, and Opportunities
This study highlights barriers undocumented migrant children face in accessing cleft care, with disparities in state-funded policies potentially delaying critical interventions. Addressing these disparities is essential for equitable healthcare access.
Authors
- Diego A. Gomez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7818-3546)
- Brooke French (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8810-8790)
- Maureen Andrews
- Jason W. Yu
- David Y. Khechoyan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2362-9664)
- Phuong D. Nguyen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2116-902X)
- Skyler K. Palmer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1167-5352)
- Antonio R. Porras (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5989-2953)
Institutions
- University of Colorado Hospital (US)
- Colorado School of Public Health (US)
- Children's Hospital Colorado (US)
- University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (US)
- University of Colorado Denver (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal
- Published
- 2025-02-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/10556656251318860
- Primary Topic
- Cleft Lip and Palate Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00