Session III - Prairie Rose Room 103
Dialysis Burden and Gaps in Care Among American Indian and Alaska Native Medicare Enrollees (Tract 2) Presenter: Chen Wang and Zarah Mattox
2:00 PM - 2:50 PMWed
Speakers
Cheng Wang
Dialysis Burden and Gaps in Care Among American Indian and Alaska Native Medicare Enrollees
GPTLHB
Zarah Mattox
Dialysis Burden and Gaps in Care Among American Indian and Alaska Native Medicare Enrollees
GPTLHB
AIAN populations experience higher diabetes burden, leading to greater dialysis needs. Poverty and limited access to care may further exacerbate kidney disease outcomes in tribal communities. We evaluated dialysis use and gaps in care using Medicare data, which capture most dialysis patients regardless of age. We examined dialysis rates by race, sex, dual Medicare–Medicaid eligibility, and trends over time, focusing on AIAN individuals.