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Article: SETBACK FOR UW HOSPITAL KIDNEY TRANSPLANTS MAJOR INSURER DELISTS HOSPITAL'S PROGRAM DUE TO LOW SUCCESS RATE.(FRONT)
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- The Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
- Article date:
- November 4, 2008
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Byline: DAVID WAHLBERG dwahlberg@madison.com 608-252-6125
A major insurance company has removed UW Hospital from its list of approved kidney transplant centers because of low success rates among transplant recipients.
The move by Minnesota-based OptumHealth marks the first time any insurer has delisted any UW Hospital transplant program, said hospital spokesman Aaron Conklin. The company pays for about 16 percent of transplants at the hospital, making it the second largest payer after the federal health plan Medicare, Conklin said.
Dr. Hans Sollinger, chairman of the hospital's division of transplantation, said many of the hospital's kidney ...