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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: News Articles => Topic started by: WishIKnew on February 24, 2011, 05:36:22 AM

Title: HLN News is reporting that changing the rules for getting a kidney is being cons
Post by: WishIKnew on February 24, 2011, 05:36:22 AM

I don't know how to do a link to the news item, but they are reporting that doctors are discussing changing the rules so that younger healthier people would get a kidney over older and less healthy people regardless of wait time on the transplant list.  Very interesting to think about.  So many mixed feelings.....

Title: Re: HLN News is reporting that changing the rules for getting a kidney is being cons
Post by: paul.karen on February 24, 2011, 06:00:41 AM

Wonder what they consider old?

Title: Re: HLN News is reporting that changing the rules for getting a kidney is being cons
Post by: WishIKnew on February 24, 2011, 06:02:24 AM

All I know is I get older and less healthy every day!  :)

Title: Re: HLN News is reporting that changing the rules for getting a kidney is being cons
Post by: okarol on February 24, 2011, 08:39:43 AM

Related news and a link to read OPTN's document - requesting feedback.

http://ihatedialysis.com/forum/index.php?topic=22095.0

http://ihatedialysis.com/forum/index.php?topic=22103.0

Title: Re: HLN News is reporting that changing the rules for getting a kidney is being cons
Post by: MooseMom on February 24, 2011, 10:05:20 AM

Read the proposal.  You can't sum it up in 5 seconds on HLN.