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Dec 11, 2024
Kidney Transplant Collaborative (KTC) Praises Representatives DelBene, Bucshon, Schrier, and Miller for Advancing Legislation to Expand Access to Life-Saving Kidney Transplants
Washington, D.C. – December 11, 2024 — The Kidney Transplant Collaborative (KTC) applauds Representatives Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Larry Bucshon, MD (R-IN), Kim Schrier, MD (D-WA), and Carol Miller (R-WV) for their bipartisan leadership in introducing the Expanding Support for Living Donors Act. This critical legislation aims to increase support for living organ donors by addressing […]
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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.
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Jul 31, 2023
The Kidney Transplant Collaborative Shares Statement Regarding Grant Recipient Success Story
Washington, D.C. (July 31, 2023) – The Kidney Transplant Collaborative (KTC) today shared a statement regarding a historic success story from Kentucky Organ Donor Affiliates (KODA), one of KTC’s inaugural grant recipients.
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May 10, 2023
Kidney Transplant Collaborative Economic Impact Study Shows Living Kidney Donor Support Act Would Triple Rate of Living Donors
Washington, DC (May 10, 2023) The Kidney Transplant Collaborative (KTC) today announced that the results from a recent economic impact study about the Living Kidney Donor Support Act indicate the legislation will triple the number of living donors and will save Medicare $16 billion over ten years once fully operational.
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Mar 21, 2023
Kidney Transplant Collaborative Announces Major New Funding to Support Awareness, Advocacy and Projects to Increase Transplants Nationwide
Washington, DC (March 21, 2023) The Kidney Transplant Collaborative (KTC) has received significant new funding that will empower the organization’s mission to reduce barriers in the transplant system with the…
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Mar 20, 2023
Kidney Transplant Collaborative Responds to Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Proposal Regarding Living Donors
Washington, DC (March 20, 2023) — Last week, the Kidney Transplant Collaborative (KTC) submitted a letter to the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) and the Health Resources and Services…
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Feb 7, 2023
Kidney Transplant Collaborative Shares New Data Highlighting the Importance of Increasing Living Donor Donations
Washington, DC (February 7, 2023) The Kidney Transplant Collaborative (KTC) shared an important update today regarding the significant need for increased living donor kidney donations. New data from the 2022 Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) metrics confirms that while the kidney transplant system is getting better overall, the living donor donations remain a missed […]
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Nov 1, 2022
Kidney Transplant Collaborative Funds Innovative Project to Expand Kidney Donor Pool
Washington, DC (November 1, 2022) Efforts to expand the kidney donor pool are progressing, thanks to the Kidney Transplant Collaborative’s (KTC) grant program, which launched earlier this year. HonorBridge, the largest organ procurement organization in North Carolina, is using funds from KTC to develop a system for rapid organ recovery following uncontrolled circulatory deaths. This […]
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Sep 12, 2022
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 […]
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