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Key Points Question How do Black veterans with chronic kidney disease describe their experiences of racism in the health care setting? Findings In this qualitative study of 36 Black veterans with chronic kidney disease, participants described feeling angry and resentful and experiencing stress as a result of encounters with racism; some veterans also expressed a strong sense of distrust in the health care system coupled with a need to be hypervigilant during clinical encounters. When encountering racism, veterans described using both negative and positive coping strategies. Meaning These findings highlight an important opportunity for educating and training health care professionals in the implementation of trauma-informed approaches to care as a means of addressing race-based stress and trauma.