Annual report targets chronic kidney disease in the United States
A 30 percent increase in chronic kidney disease over the past decade has prompted the US Renal Data System to issue for the first time a separate report documenting the magnitude of the disease, which affects an estimated 27 million Americans and accounts for more than 24 percent of Medicare costs. The USRDS is funded by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health.
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