The Price of Access

The Price of Access tells a sweeping story of medical innovation, financial jousting, and professional competition set against the backdrop of the deadly medical condition End-Stage Renal Disease, or kidney failure as it is commonly known. At Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston during the late sixties, a group of doctors challenged the entrenched medical format which treated patients requiring dialysis and forged a path of courage, skill and innovation. The result was the creation of the first national medical program in the United States.

With the ever increasing incidence of diabetes, one of the primary causes of End-Stage Renal Disease, the questions posed by The Price of Access are one of pressing concern.