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Dec 17
LOVE Act would provide needed help for kidney patients
Published in the Virginian Pilot and Daily Press, 12/17/2024 – by Chrystal Kusi & Steve Belcher, Guest Columnists In Virginia, our commitment to community and care for one another is…
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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…
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Kidney Transplant Collaborative (KTC) Applauds CMS for Advancing the IOTA Model, Boosting Kidney Transplant Access
Washington, D.C. – December 2, 2024 – The Kidney Transplant Collaborative (KTC) commends the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for the release of the final rule for the…
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Kidney Transplant Collaborative (KTC) Congratulates Dr.Mehmet Oz on His Recent Nomination and Applauds His Dedication to Promoting Living Kidney Donation
Washington, D.C. – November 21, 2024 — The Kidney Transplant Collaborative (KTC), extends congratulations to Dr. Mehmet Oz on both his advocacy for living kidney donors and his recent nomination…
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The Importance of Supporting Live-Donor Kidney Donations: A Call for Change
November 3, 2024 By Dr. Rebecca Schmidt Assistant Dean for Outreach and Community Engagement for West Virginia University School of Medicine and Professor of Medicine in the Division of Nephrology…
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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…
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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…
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