Effects of Erythropoietin Payment Policy on Cardiovascular Outcomes of Peritoneal Dialysis Patients: Observational Study

Ying-Hui Hou   ^{1 *} , PhD ;   Feng-Jung Yang   ^{2, 3 *} , MD, PhD ;   I-Chun Lai   ^{4 *} , MD ;   Shih-Pi Lin   ⁵ , PhD ;   Thomas TH Wan   ⁶ , PhD ;   Ray-E Chang   ⁵ , PhD

¹ Department of Health Industry Management, School of Healthcare Management, Kainan University, Taoyuan, Taiwan

² Renal Division, Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital Yun Lin Branch, Douliu, Taiwan

³ School of Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan

⁴ Center for Drug Evaluation, Taipei, Taiwan

⁵ Institute of Health Policy and Management, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan

⁶ Public Affairs PhD Program, College of Health and Public Affairs, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, United States

*these authors contributed equally