610120login-checkMedicare policy change could increase inequity in heart transplant access, study finds |
Patients seen at transplant centers had almost 80% higher odds to receive “bridge-to-transplant” designation
A change to Medicare policy surrounding heart transplant may lead to increased inequities in access to transplant for patients with heart failure, a Michigan Medicine study finds.
When a patient has severe heart failure, both a heart transplant and left ventricular assist device, which is implanted to assist the heart in improving blood circulation throughout the body, can be lifesaving. While LVADs continue to improve, heart transplant remains the gold standard therapy for end-stage heart failure.
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610120login-checkMedicare policy change could increase inequity in heart transplant access, study finds |