Commentary: Not reimbursing islet transplantation creates discrimination against patients with type 1 diabetes

CellR4 Repair Replace Regen Reprogram. 2019:7:e2774. doi: 10.32113/cellr4_201910_2774. Epub 2019 Oct 31.

Abstract

In this commentary reviewing the activity of the University of Geneva islet transplantation program, the author argues that health care coverage of the procedure will stop discrimination against a subset of patients with type 1 diabetes in need of beta-cell replacement but unfit to receive a whole pancreas transplant.

Keywords: Discrimination; Health care coverage; Indications; Islet transplantation.