Medicare Advantage and Access to Living Donor Kidney Transplantation among Older Patients Receiving Dialysis

The authors aimed to investigate the impact of Medicare Advantage enrollment on access to living donor kidney transplantation among older patients receiving dialysis. Their findings reveal that Medicare Advantage is associated with a lower likelihood of waitlisting for transplantation and a reduced incidence of living donor kidney transplantation, although it does not affect the rates of deceased donor transplantation. This suggests potential barriers in access to living donor options for beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare Advantage compared to those in Traditional Medicare.