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KU Hospital, St. Luke's Hospital Suing Over New Liver Allocation Policy

By Kansas News Service
Published April 23, 2019 at 7:24 PM CDT
Physicians at the University of Kansas Hospital perform surgery. KU is one of 14 transplant centers challenging a new policy on liver allocation. (photo credit: The University of Kansas Health System)
Physicians at the University of Kansas Hospital perform surgery. KU is one of 14 transplant centers challenging a new policy on liver allocation. (photo credit: The University of Kansas Health System)

The University of Kansas Hospital and Saint Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City are among 14 transplant centers suing the government over a new liver allocation policy. As Dan Margolies reports for the Kansas News Service, the policy takes effect at the end of this month. 

 
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The Kansas News Service produces essential enterprise reporting, diving deep and connecting the dots in tracking the policies, issues and and events that affect the health of Kansans and their communities. The team is based at KCUR and collaborates with public media stations and other news outlets across Kansas. Kansas News Service stories and photos may be republished at no cost with proper attribution and a link back to kcur.org. The Kansas News Service is made possible by a group of funding organizations, led by the Kansas Health Foundation. Other founders include United Methodist Health Ministry Fund, Sunflower Foundation, REACH Healthcare Foundation and the Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City.
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