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Women, blacks, Medicare recipients less likely to be evaluated for liver transplantation
Date:8/31/2009

s with commercial insurance were evaluated compared to 4.7 percent with Medicare only.

"While our study was not designed to identify causes for these disparities, current practices for identifying and referring liver disease patients for transplantation should be made more transparent," said Dr. Bryce. "Although we face a worsening gap in the supply and demand for organs for liver transplantation, race, gender and insurance status should not be factors that preclude patients from being evaluated for transplantation."


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Contact: Clare Collins
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412-647-3555
University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences
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