Liver Transplant Costs and Activity After United Network for Organ Sharing Allocation Policy Changes.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

A new liver allocation policy was implemented by United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) in February 2020 with the stated intent of improving access to liver transplant (LT). There are growing concerns nationally regarding the implications this new system may have on LT costs, as well as access to a chance for LT, which have not been captured at a multicenter level.

Objective

To characterize LT volume and cost changes across the US and within specific center groups and demographics after the policy implementation.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study collected and reviewed LT volume from multiple centers across the US and cost data with attention to 8 specific center demographics. Two separate 12-month eras were compared, before and

SUBMITTER: Ahmed O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11137658 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature