THE PROBLEM Immigration status is an important social determinant of health that can limit access to health care and related services. Few medical legal partnerships (MLPs) address immigration-related legal needs of patients. PURPOSE OF ARTICLE An immigrant-focused MLP (IMLP) addresses immigration legal needs and provides advice to vulnerable patient-clients and their families regarding potential legal consequences of accessing health care and other public benefits. In this article, we outline the core elements of an IMLP and provide case examples from our ongoing IMLPs. KEY POINTS Although many of the core elements of an IMLP are similar to those of an MLP, an IMLP focuses specifically on immigration-related legal needs of patient-clients. IMLPs can complement and extend MLP services by providing legal assistance to non-citizen immigrant individuals and mixed status families. CONCLUSIONS IMLPs may improve immigrant patient-clients' health and social well-being and create eligibility for public benefits. An IMLP can be a scalable innovation to improve access to health and legal services. Challenges to institutionalizing an IMLP may include limited sustainable funding, few legal service providers with immigration expertise and capacity, patient-client identification, and the politicized nature of immigration.

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以移民为中心的医疗法律合作伙伴关系：改善移民健康和社会福祉的实用创新。

问题 移民身份是健康的一个重要社会决定因素，可能限制获得医疗保健和相关服务。很少有医疗法律合作伙伴关系 (MLP) 能够满足患者与移民相关的法律需求。文章目的 以移民为中心的 MLP (IMLP) 致力于解决移民法律需求，并为弱势患者客户及其家人提供有关获得医疗保健和其他公共福利的潜在法律后果的建议。在本文中，我们概述了 IMLP 的核心要素，并提供了我们正在进行的 IMLP 的案例示例。要点 尽管 IMLP 的许多核心要素与 MLP 相似，但 IMLP 特别关注患者客户与移民相关的法律需求。IMLP 可以通过向非公民移民个人和混合身份家庭提供法律援助来补充和扩展 MLP 服务。结论 IMLP 可以改善移民患者客户的健康和社会福祉，并创造享受公共福利的资格。IMLP 可以成为一项可扩展的创新，以改善获得健康和法律服务的机会。IMLP 制度化的挑战可能包括可持续资金有限、具有移民专业知识和能力的法律服务提供商很少、患者与客户的身份识别以及移民的政治化性质。