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Dialysis

High Costs and Hidden Perils of a Treatment Guaranteed to All

Nearly 40 years after Congress created a unique entitlement for patients with kidney failure, U.S. death rates and per-patient costs are among the world's highest while the biggest for-profit providers flourish.

How are the Dialysis Centers Near You?

Updated: Dialysis Facility Tracker

Federal Grand Jury Probes Major Dialysis Provider

Dialysis: The Story So Far

Feds to Follow ProPublica, Release Dialysis Clinic Data

Led by California, Inspection Backlogs Weaken Dialysis Oversight

Dialysis Data, Once Confidential, Shines Light on Clinic Disparities

Sen. Grassley Demands Information on Dialysis Clinic Conditions

Life and Death Choices as South Africans Ration Dialysis Care

New Study Shows Higher Mortality Risk at For-Profit Dialysis Chains

When Needles Dislodge, Dialysis Can Turn Deadly

Inform Our Investigations

In Dialysis, Life-Saving Care at Great Risk and Cost

Inside a Dialysis Treatment

Read the Leaked P.R. Plan to Spin Our Dialysis Investigation

Editor's Note: How We Got the Government's Secret Dialysis Data