October 2023 - Kidney Transplant Collaborative

Oct 30, 2024

Kidney Transplant Collaborative (KTC): CMS Delay on IOTA Model a Setback in Urgent Effort to Expand Transplant Access

Washington, D.C. – October 30, 2024 — The Kidney Transplant Collaborative (KTC) expresses disappointment in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) delay in implementing the Increasing Organ Transplant Access (IOTA) Model. his delay comes at a time when patients living with kidney disease are facing an urgent crisis, one that directly impacts their […]

Oct 23, 2024

New Kidney Transplant Collaborative (KTC) Analysis of Data Reveals Alarming Surge in Kidney Transplant Waitlists in Swing States

A new analysis of kidney waitlist data released by the Kidney Transplant Collaborative (KTC) underscores a critical and growing challenge facing the U.S. healthcare system: a dramatic increase in the number of individuals waiting for a kidney transplant, especially in key presidential swing states.

Oct 11, 2024

Bipartisan Lawmakers Urge CMS To Add Navigators, Cost Reimbursement To IOTA Model

CMS should consider reimbursing living donors’ out-of-pocket expenses and should fund staff dedicated to navigating the transplantation process as part of its demonstration model that aims to drive up the kidney transplant rate, a bipartisan group of 47 lawmakers say in a Sept. 19 letter to CMS administrator Chiquita Brooks LaSure and CMS Innovation Center Director Liz Fowler.

Oct 9, 2024

Kidney Transplant Collaborative Announces Organizing Push in Virginia to Pass the LOVE Act Amidst Ongoing Kidney Donor Crisis

The Kidney Transplant Collaborative (KTC) today announced the launch of an organizing campaign across Virginia to garner support for the Living Organ Volunteer Engagement (LOVE) Act. The legislation is critical to addressing the ongoing crisis in kidney donor availability, which is leaving thousands of Virginians waiting endlessly for life-saving transplants.

Oct 30, 2023

KTC Signs On To Support the Saving Organs One Flight at a Time Act

The Kidney Transplant Collaborative recently signed on to a letter supporting the Saving Organs One Flight at a Time Act.

Kidney Transplant Collaborative (KTC): CMS Delay on IOTA Model a Setback in Urgent Effort to Expand Transplant Access

New Kidney Transplant Collaborative (KTC) Analysis of Data Reveals Alarming Surge in Kidney Transplant Waitlists in Swing States

Bipartisan Lawmakers Urge CMS To Add Navigators, Cost Reimbursement To IOTA Model

Kidney Transplant Collaborative Announces Organizing Push in Virginia to Pass the LOVE Act Amidst Ongoing Kidney Donor Crisis

KTC Signs On To Support the Saving Organs One Flight at a Time Act

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