In this issue:
- Special report—”Action plan: How to help halt sharp cuts to Medicare” (p. 1 and 4–5)
- “Artery-to-vein AVF technique found to improve hemodynamics, increasing maturation and patency” (p. 9)
- “Local matters: Three community service honorees in profile” (p. 12)
- “Through the looking glass: Addressing bias in surgery” (p. 17)