Impact of insurance type on eligibility for advanced heart failure therapies and survival.
Sarah Streeter HutchesonVictoria PhillipsRachel PatzerAndrew SmithJ David VegaAlanna A MorrisPublished in: Clinical transplantation (2018)
Despite younger age and fewer comorbidities, patients with Medicaid insurance are less likely to receive DT LVAD and have an increased risk of death once deemed ineligible for HT. Medicaid patients in Georgia need improved access to DT LVAD.