Medicare End-Stage Renal Disease Program: More Than a Billion Dollar Question
Authors: CHRISTOPHER R. BLAGG
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1980)

Editorials1 September 1980Medicare End-Stage Renal Disease Program: More Than a Billion Dollar QuestionCHRISTOPHER R. BLAGG, M.D., BELDING H. SCRIBNER, M.D.CHRISTOPHER R. BLAGG, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, BELDING H. SCRIBNER, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-93-3-501 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIn the 20 years since dialysis for end-stage renal disease became possible, there has been a continuous change in the treated patient population, mainly as a result of increasing availability of funding for dialysis and transplantation. The paper by Cestero and colleagues (1) in this issue documents these changes in the experience of a regional end-stage renal disease treatment program. Changes include the increasing number of new patients presenting each year, the increasing average age of new patients, and the increasing number of patients with serious complications. The effects of these changes include a drop in the use of home...References1. CESTEROJACOBSFREEMAN RMR. A regional end-stage renal disease program: twelve years' experience. Ann Intern Med. 1980;93:494-8. LinkGoogle Scholar2. HAMPERSHAGER CE. The delivery of dialysis services on a national basis: can we afford the non-profit system? Dial Transplant. 1979;8:417-42. Google Scholar3. BLAGG C. Cui bono? A response to Drs. Hampers and Hager. Dial Transplant. 1979;8:501-13. Google Scholar4. BRUNNERBRYNGERCHANTLER FHC. Combined report on regular dialysis and transplantation in Europe, IX, 1978. Proc Eur Dial Transplant Assoc. 1979;16:2-69. Google Scholar5. ROBERTSMAXWELLGROSS SDT. Cost-effective care of endstage renal disease: a billion dollar question. Ann Intern Med. 1980;92 (Part 1):243-8. LinkGoogle Scholar6. BLAGGCOLEIRVINEMARRPOLLARD CJGTT. How much should dialysis cost? In: FREEMAN RB, ed. Proceedings of a Workshop on Dialysis and Transplantation. April 16, 1972. Seattle, Washington. Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press; 1972:54-65. Google Scholar7. BLAGG C. Incidence and prevalance of home dialysis. J Dial. 1977;1:475-93. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar8. BLAGGSCRIBNER CB. Long-term dialysis: current problems and future prospects. Am J Med. 1980;68:633-5. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: The Northwest Kidney Center and the Department of Medicine University of Washington Seattle, Washington PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited BySurvey of Sexual Concerns among Organ Transplant RecipientsSeeking the Institutional Balance of Power: Avoiding the Power of a Balanced ViewDeclining Utility Of Home Haemodialysis For UraemiaHome Dialysis and Dialysis Treatment Modalities in the VA SystemThe Dilemmas of Patient Treatment for End-Stage Renal DiseaseCost-Benefit Issues in U. S. National Health Legislation: The Case of the End-Stage Renal Disease ProgramHome Dialysis Costs Less Than Outpatient DialysisPhysical Activity and Employment Status of Patients on Maintenance DialysisRenal Rehabilitation — Where Are the Data?Treatment of End-Stage Renal DiseaseTreatment of End-Stage Renal Disease 1 September 1980Volume 93, Issue 3Page: 501-502KeywordsMedical dialysisMedicareRenal failureTransplantation Issue Published: 1 September 1980 PDF DownloadLoading ...