Patients listed for liver–intestine transplantation suffer higher waiting list mortality than those listed for liver‐only, thus leading to policy revisions seeking to close the gap. We sought to determine the impact of key model for end‐stage liver disease (MELD)/pediatric end‐stage liver disease (PELD) policy modifications on the waiting list mortality of adult and pediatric liver–intestine candidates as compared to liver‐only candidates. Analysis of UNOS data separated into adult and pediatric categories and based on time periods of policy implementation revealed higher mortality in liver–intestine candidates over all time periods studied (p < 0.001 pediatric and adult). After implementation of a revision to augment their MELD scores based on a sliding scale, adult liver–intestine candidates with calculated MELD > 15 no longer suffered higher mortality although this change did not completely eliminate the mortality disparity for candidates with MELD < 15 (p < 0.01). The waiting list mortality of pediatric liver–intestine candidates dropped significantly after a revision that gave them 23 additional MELD/PELD points (p < 0.01) although the mortality disparity with pediatric liver‐only candidates was not eliminated. Following this revision, mortality in pediatric liver‐only and liver–intestine Status 1 candidates was similar, however more liver–intestine candidates were listed as Status 1B. This data demonstrates that a mortality disparity remains for liver–intestine candidates compared with candidates listed for liver‐only.