Post-Transplant Mental Health Cliff
Immunosuppression nonadherence runs 23 per 100 patients a year, peaking at month six -- when active monitoring stops. Why this is a graft-survival problem.
May 06, 2026 Matthew Sexton, LCSW
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Immunosuppression nonadherence runs 23 per 100 patients a year, peaking at month six -- when active monitoring stops. Why this is a graft-survival problem.
Fewer than 20% of ESRD patients ever reach transplant evaluation (UNOS) — CMS's SDOH rollback just widened the inpatient-outpatient gap they fall through.
80% of dialysis patients never get evaluated for a kidney transplant. CMS's new IOTA Model fixes transplant centers, but misses the referral gap upstream.
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