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Federal Standard May Be Thwarting Some Liver Transplant Patients

Did revised federal standards make transplant centers more averse to risk and encourage them to drop sicker patients who might affect the hospitals' patient survival rates? (Blend Images/Getty Images)
Did revised federal standards make transplant centers more averse to risk and encourage them to drop sicker patients who might affect the hospitals' patient survival rates? (Blend Images/Getty Images)

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