A new study found that Black and Hispanic patients are less likely than Whites to receive proper care prior to diagnosis with end-stage renal disease due to lupus nephritis, especially in terms of vascular access placement. Further findings published in Arthritis & Rheumatology indicate that Blacks and Hispanics are also less likely to be placed on the kidney transplant waitlist compared to White patients. Patients with government-paid (Medicaid) health insurance or the uninsured are less likely to be waitlisted for kidney transplant than those with private health insurance.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/art.38983/abstract
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