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Rationing kidneys and the rise of medical costs
Washington reports on national health coverage and the kidney program. Costs surged from about 200 million to over 3.3 billion annually by 1987, fueling debate over rationing and the feasibility of home dialysis versus hospital-based care while demographics shifted toward older patients and rising demand.
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Washington
Dan Nente Taas
Arthur Caplan
University of Minnesota
Center For Biomedical Ethics
Vance Hartke
D-Ind
Senate
Congress
Caplan
Britain
Daniel Callahan
Hastings Center
Briarclff Manor
N.Y
Paul Rettig
American Hospital Association
Chrysier
Ford
Chrysler
Canada
Ronald Bronow
Physicians Who Care