News - Kidney Transplant Collaborative

Sep 09

Kidney Transplant Collaborative Leader to Address National Nephrology Symposium

WASHINGTON, D.C. – (September 9, 2025) – The Kidney Transplant Collaborative (KTC), announced today that its Chairman and one of the nation’s leading experts on the IOTA model, Andy D.…

Aug 17

New York Times Letter to the Editor

To the Editor:Re: “Donor Organs Are Too Rare. We Need a New Definition of Death” (Opinion, July 30) Redefining death is a critical step in addressing the nation’s transplantcrisis, but…

Jul 21

KTC: To Fix the Transplant System, Start with Living Donation

The New York Times’ recent reporting “A Push for More Organ Transplants Is Putting Donors at Risk” underscores a painful truth: as the transplant system struggles to meet demand, the pressure…

Jul 09

KTC Applauds Launch of IOTA Model and Urges Nephrologists and Transplant Centers to Join in Expanding Transplant Access

Organization has been foremost voice supporting the model and is committed to helping providers succeed under this approach to improve outcomes for all WASHINGTON, D.C. – (July 9, 2025) –…

Jun 28

STAT Letter to the Editor

The recent piece “My sister and I each gave our brother a kidney — and faced health consequences decades later” presents an incomplete representation of living kidney donation. While we…

Jun 10

KTC Applauds CMMI’s Continued Commitment to Value-Based Innovation and Calls Attention to IOTA Model for Both Transplant Centers and Nephrologists

The Kidney Transplant Collaborative (KTC), a leader in transforming access to kidney transplants through national advocacy and education regarding the Increasing Organ Transplant Access (IOTA) Model, applauds the Centers for…

Apr 30

KTC Issues Bold, Detailed Proposal to Reform Medicare Fee Schedule

Whitepaper outlines practical and pragmatic solution to expand living kidney donation while saving billions in Medicare costs WASHINGTON, D.C. – (April 30, 2025) – The Kidney Transplant Collaborative (KTC) today…