Table 2.
Payor Status by Era for Waitlisted Kidney and Liver Transplant Candidates
| Kidney | Era 1: 2007 – 2010 (N=118,283) | Era 2: 2011 – 2014 (N=115,272) | Era 3:2015 – 2018 (N=114,573) | Total (N=348,128) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary Payer | <0.0011 | ||||
| Private | 52,764 (44.6%) | 51,209 (44.4%) | 51,696 (45.1%) | 155,669 (44.7%) | |
| Medicare | 54,234 (45.9%) | 52,350 (45.4%) | 48,294 (42.2%) | 154,878 (44.5%) | |
| Medicaid | 8,713 (7.4%) | 9,055 (7.9%) | 11,291 (9.9%) | 29,059 (8.3%) | |
| Government | 2,161 (1.8%) | 2,432 (2.1%) | 3,155 (2.8%) | 7,748 (2.2%) | |
| Other | 337 (0.3%) | 154 (0.1%) | 113 (0.1%) | 604 (0.2%) | |
| Uninsured | 74 (0.1%) | 72 (0.1%) | 24 (0.0%) | 170 (0.0%) | |
| Liver | Era 1: 2007 – 2010 (N=38,575) | Era 2: 2011 – 2014 (N=39,656) | Era 3:2015 – 2018 (N=43,067) | Total (N=121,298) | P value |
| Primary Payer | <0.0011 | ||||
| Private | 23,274 (60.3%) | 21,714 (54.8%) | 22,127 (51.4%) | 67,115 (55.3%) | |
| Medicare | 7,794 (20.2%) | 9,450 (23.8%) | 11,306 (26.3%) | 28,550 (23.5%) | |
| Medicaid | 5,915 (15.3%) | 6,568 (16.6%) | 7,708 (17.9%) | 20,191 (16.6%) | |
| Government | 1,256 (3.3%) | 1,674 (4.2%) | 1,783 (4.1%) | 4,713 (3.9%) | |
| Other | 231 (0.6%) | 214 (0.5%) | 104 (0.2%) | 549 (0.5%) | |
| Uninsured | 105 (0.3%) | 36 (0.1%) | 39 (0.1%) | 180 (0.1%) |