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Efforts needed to address disparities in kidney transplantation

1. Low Income Individuals Are Donating Fewer Kidneys
Kidney Donations by the Poor Are on the Decline
Research shows that people with low incomes are more likely to develop kidney failure and less likely to receive a living donor kidney transp…

November 21, 2010

New research shows disparities in hospice enrollment are not likely related to access

Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have found that 98 percent of the U.S. population lives in communities within 60 minutes of a hospice provider, suggesting that disparities in use of hospice are not likely due to a lack of access to a h…

November 3, 2010