Concerns regarding the financial aspects of kidney transplantation: perspectives of pre-transplant patients and their family members.

Background: African American and non-African American pre-transplant patients' and their families' concerns about the financial costs of kidney transplantation have not been well studied.

Methods: We conducted structured group interviews among pre-transplant patients (seven African American, five non-African American) and their family members (six African American, five non-African American) to identify their concerns about transplant health insurance coverage, out-of-pocket expenses, and living donor expenses. We reviewed transcribed group audio recordings and identified common discussion themes.