ORLANDO, Fla. — You can’t buy hearts, kidneys or other organs, but money can still help you get one. Wealthy people are more likely to get on multiple waiting lists and score a transplant and less likely to die while waiting for one, a new study finds. The work confirms what many have long suspected — the rich have advantages even in a system designed to steer organs to the sickest patients and those who have waited longest. Wealthier people can better afford the tests and travel to get on more than one transplant center’s waiting...
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