title: The change in heart allocation policy in the United States: is it working as designed?
authors.forename: J David
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Vega
mesh_terms: D006291:Health Policy / Q000639:trends*; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D040841:Resource Allocation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D015996:Survival Rate; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D014481:United States; D014850:Waiting Lists