Medicaid expansion may be linked to better kidney, liver transplant access in children

PHILADELPHIA — Expansion of Medicaid via the Affordable Care Act may be tied to less likelihood of transplant waitlist removal due to illness or death, a speaker here said. The insurance program could also increase pediatric kidney waitlist additions.

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