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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.

16 stories published since 2010

How are the Dialysis Centers Near You?

by Minhee Cho,

Updated: Dialysis Facility Tracker

by Al Shaw, Jennifer LaFleur and Robin Fields,

Federal Grand Jury Probes Major Dialysis Provider

by Robin Fields,

Dialysis: The Story So Far

by ProPublica,

Feds to Follow ProPublica, Release Dialysis Clinic Data

by Robin Fields,

Led by California, Inspection Backlogs Weaken Dialysis Oversight

by Robin Fields,

Dialysis Data, Once Confidential, Shines Light on Clinic Disparities

by Robin Fields,

Sen. Grassley Demands Information on Dialysis Clinic Conditions

by Robin Fields,

Life and Death Choices as South Africans Ration Dialysis Care

by Sheri Fink,

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

by Robin Fields,

When Needles Dislodge, Dialysis Can Turn Deadly

by Robin Fields,

Inform Our Investigations

by Amanda Michel,

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

by Robin Fields,

Inside a Dialysis Treatment

by ProPublica,

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

by ProPublica,

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

by Paul Steiger and Stephen Engelberg,

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