Single-center assessment reveals limited wait-time recovery for Black patients despite policy change, suggesting more data support is needed.
Removing race from the eGFR calculation expanded transplant access for Black patients with eligible patients receiving an average of 2.7 years of additional wait time at a large metropolitan center. However, wait-time recovery was limited by the availability of laboratory data, indicating that assistance with finding older lab values may help realize the full potential of this policy.
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