Restrictive ID Policies: Implications for Health Equity

financial (e.g., getting a bank account, cashing a check; applying for a loan); identification or governmental records (e.g., obtaining a birth certificate or marriage license); health care and pharmaceutical (e.g., proving identification to a health care provider, applying for health insurance or sliding scale health care fees, purchasing prescribed medications) [3]; community (e.g., applying for a library card, participating in safety net programs such as food banks) [4]; caregiving (e.g., picking up children from school); housing (e.g., viewing an apartment, completing a lease); political enfranchisement (e.g., registering to vote, participating in an election) [5,6]; and the ability to remain in the US with family and community (e.g., identifying self to police or immigration officials) [7].