Kidney Transplant Collective, Bi-Partisan Coalition in Congress Calls on Biden Administration to Take Action

Nearly 50 bipartisan members of the United States House of Representatives last week sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center calling for more support for living kidney donors amid the ongoing crisis of end-stage renal disease (ESRD).

Knewz.com has learned that the CMS Innovation Center previously proposed increasing kidney transplants through the Increasing Organ Transplant Access (IOTA) Model.

Kidney Transplant Collaborative Applauds Bipartisan Coalition Calling for Increased Transplant Access and Greater Support for Living Kidney Donors

The Kidney Transplant Collaborative (KTC) today praised the bipartisan coalition of members of the U.S. House of Representatives who wrote to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center calling for increased support for living organ donation through the proposed Increasing Organ Transplant Access (IOTA) Model.

From pigs to payouts, weighing solutions for the US kidney shortage

Kidneys are currently the most needed organ in the country, and an ongoing crisis has left tens of thousands in limbo.

As of September, nearly 90,000 people in the US are waiting for kidneys, but only around 27,000 transplants were performed in 2024, according to data from the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN). That makes for a grim reality: One out of every 20 people on the waiting list die every year, the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) estimates.

From Recovery to Reception: Kidney Transplant Collaborative Grant Funds Innovative Program to Increase Transplant Rates Nationwide

Washington, DC (September 12, 2022) Recipients of the Kidney Transplant Collaborative (KTC)’s 2022 grant program are already making important progress to help increase kidney transplants and reduce barriers among patients and donors nationwide. Earlier this year, the KTC announced the Kentucky Organ Donor Affiliates (KODA) as one of its inaugural grant recipients. KODA is using […]

Kidney Transplant Collaborative Announces Public Launch and Website to Promote Mission

New organization is committed to increasing kidney transplants and decreasing obstacles for recipients, donors, and families. Washington, DC (September 8, 2021) The Kidney Transplant Collaborative (KTC) recently launched as a national nonprofit organization based in Washington, DC. KTC is an advocacy group dedicated to increasing kidney transplants while decreasing financial obstacles and other common challenges recipients and donors experience during the kidney […]