Kidney Transplant Referral Tracker

The financial conflict of interest

Dialysis is a recurring revenue stream — patients typically come in three times a week, every week, for years. A successful kidney transplant ends that revenue stream permanently. Researchers have documented that when large chains acquire independent clinics, transplant referral rates drop by approximately 10%.

This does not mean every chain-owned clinic suppresses transplant referrals. But the systemic pattern is clear enough that the FTC, the US Senate, CBS News, and peer-reviewed JAMA studies have all investigated it. The data below lets you see for yourself.