Testimony before Investigations and Oversight Committee, Committee on Science and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives, April 27, 1983

Richard A. Rettig

Expert InsightsPublished 1983

Discusses some of the author's views on kidney transplantation and organ procurement based on his RAND studies. In particular, he recommends attention be made to the following: set reasonable objectives for the number of kidney transplant procedures; recognize the complex nature of cost savings due to improved kidney transplantation; and improve organ procurement. The last section of the paper deals with policy implications of new policies in kidney transplantation.

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  • Year: 1983
  • Pages: 6
  • Document Number: P-6875

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Rettig, Richard A., Testimony before Investigations and Oversight Committee, Committee on Science and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives, April 27, 1983. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1983. https://www.rand.org/pubs/papers/P6875.html.
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