The effect of the Statewide Sharing variance on geographic disparity in kidney transplantation in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

The Statewide Sharing variance to the national kidney allocation policy allocates kidneys not used within the procuring donor service area (DSA), first within the state, before the kidneys are offered regionally and nationally. Tennessee and Florida implemented this variance. Known geographic differences exist between the 58 DSAs, in direct violation of the Final Rule stipulated by the US Department of Health and Human Services. This study examined the effect of Statewide Sharing on geographic allocation disparity over time between DSAs within Tennessee and Florida and compared them with geographic disparity between the DSAs within a state for all states with more than one DSA (California, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Wisconsin)

SUBMITTER: Davis AE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4123391 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature