Wait-time policy tied to increased kidney transplant rates for Black candidates

Implementation of a race-neutral eGFR equation contributed to more than 20,000 wait-time modifications and more kidney transplants for Black transplant candidates, according to study data published in JAMA Internal Medicine. Before 2021, Black individuals were assigned higher eGFR values compared with other groups based on results of two major population cohort studies: the 1999 Modification of