Transplant patients say new Medicare guidance puts their donated organs at risk

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By Elaine Chen

Margaret Gamble was supposed to receive a blood test in the mail in May. It’s a regularly scheduled test to check if her kidney — the second she’s received in a transplant — has been damaged in any way.

Her kidney needs to be constantly monitored since it’s vulnerable to infections or, critically, rejection by her immune system. Read the full story in STAT.

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