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Rachel Meyer & Sharon Pearce - Kidney Transplantation Policies in the US

Rachel Meyer & Sharon Pearce - Kidney Transplantation Policies in the US

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Rachel Meyer the Strategic Policy Advisor at the American Society of Nephrology and Sharon Pearce, Senior Vice President of Governance Affairs at National Kidney Foundation discuss the changes in U.S. policy regarding organ transplantation.

Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) Modernization Initiative: https://www.hrsa.gov/optn-modernization

“Dialysis Facility Profit Status and Early Steps in Kidney Transplantation in the Southeastern United States” https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8216615/

“Disparities in kidney transplant waitlisting among young patients without medical comorbidities” https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37782509/

“Patient Preferences for Waiting Time and Kidney Quality” https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9625104/

H.R.2923 - Living Donor Protection Act of 2023: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/2923?s=1&r=9

National Living Donor Assistance Center (NLDAC): https://www.livingdonorassistance.org/

H.R.6171 - Living Organ Donor Tax Credit Act of 2023: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6171

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