On September 23, 2023, one year ago, President Biden signed the Securing the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Act into law, which allowed competitive bidding for various federal contracts under the Organ...more
White House Expected to Sign Law Opening Competitive Bidding for Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Activities On July 27, 2023, the U.S. Senate passed H.R. 2544 - Securing the U.S. Organ Procurement and...more
On March 22, 2023, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), an HHS subagency, announced major reforms for the nation’s organ transplant system. Chief among the reforms is to increase competition and...more
On November 8, 2021, the Eighth Circuit affirmed a district court order that denied an attempt to preliminarily block the Organ Procurement and Transplant Network’s (OPTN) policy changing the manner in which donor kidneys are...more
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On September 26, 2019, CMS issued a Final Rule that CMS intends will reform certain Medicare regulations related to standards and certifications that CMS identified as “unnecessary, obsolete, or excessively burdensome.” CMS...more
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On July 10, 2019, President Trump issued an Executive Order on Advancing American Kidney Health aimed at reducing the number of patients developing kidney failure, having fewer Americans receiving dialysis in dialysis...more