The Peril of Perfect KidneysA fairer system is leading to thousands of discarded organs.

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When Rewards Backfire

Changes to the U.S. kidney allocation system were meant to save more lives by prioritizing the sickest patients. Instead, the new rules have inadvertently created a culture of risk aversion. Fearing penalties for poor outcomes, surgeons are declining viable organs in hopes of a perfect match. This pursuit of perfection has a tragic cost: thousands of kidneys are discarded each year, and patients are dying on the waiting list for organs that could have saved them.