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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)...

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 Increasing Organ...

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 as CMS...

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 for...

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...

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...

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...