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Oct 11
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…
Read MoreOct 09
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…
Read MoreSep 27
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…
Read MoreSep 27
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…
Read MoreSep 20
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…
Read MoreJun 04
How kidney transplant reforms can save lives and reduce the deficit
For months, Congress has debated budget bill after budget bill, narrowly missing government shutdown deadlines seemingly every month. With a divided Congress and narrow majorities in both chambers, consensus on many…
Read MoreNov 16
I donated a kidney to a stranger. It shouldn’t be this tough for others to give
When a beloved character in a movie needs a life-saving organ transplant, it almost always magically works out for a happy ending. My father’s story went this way, and I am forever thankful…
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