Health Care

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?

by Minhee Cho,

April 20, 2012, 3:02 p.m. EDT

Updated: Dialysis Facility Tracker

by Al Shaw, Jennifer LaFleur and Robin Fields,

April 17, 2012, 10 a.m. EDT

Federal Grand Jury Probes Major Dialysis Provider

by Robin Fields,

Aug. 4, 2011, 4:37 p.m. EDT

Dialysis: The Story So Far

by ProPublica,

March 29, 2011, 4:22 p.m. EDT

Feds to Follow ProPublica, Release Dialysis Clinic Data

by Robin Fields,

March 29, 2011, 9:41 a.m. EDT

Led by California, Inspection Backlogs Weaken Dialysis Oversight

by Robin Fields,

Dec. 28, 2010, 9:35 a.m. EST

Dialysis Data, Once Confidential, Shines Light on Clinic Disparities

by Robin Fields,

Dec. 23, 2010, 10:28 a.m. EST

Sen. Grassley Demands Information on Dialysis Clinic Conditions

by Robin Fields,

Dec. 22, 2010, 2:30 p.m. EST

Life and Death Choices as South Africans Ration Dialysis Care

by Sheri Fink,

Dec. 15, 2010, 3:18 p.m. EST

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

by Robin Fields,

Dec. 9, 2010, 9:02 a.m. EST

When Needles Dislodge, Dialysis Can Turn Deadly

by Robin Fields,

Nov. 10, 2010, 6:53 a.m. EST

Inform Our Investigations

by Amanda Michel,

Nov. 9, 2010, 7 a.m. EST

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

by Robin Fields,

Nov. 9, 2010, 7 a.m. EST

Inside a Dialysis Treatment

by ProPublica,

Nov. 9, 2010, 7 a.m. EST

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

by ProPublica,

Nov. 9, 2010, 6:02 a.m. EST

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

by Paul Steiger and Stephen Engelberg,

Nov. 9, 2010, 2:17 a.m. EST